r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more
The mods at r/opensource posted new submission rules that, among other things, banned projects that use AI. The post made Saturday evening opens by saying, "If your project uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI, it's not welcome on r/opensource. AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this Open Source community." The new rules have set off a firestorm in the comments, and even spurred the creation of a rival sub r/trueopensource. Moderator Wolvereness has waded into t
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The moderators of r/opensource, a Reddit community for open source projects, posted new rules that ban projects using AI, require projects to be at least one year old with multiple contributors, and effectively exclude non-English speakers by stating those who don't speak English must find a different community. The mods justified the non-English speaker ban by saying they cannot distinguish between AI-written and AI-translated content. The new AI restrictions have sparked significant backlash in the community, with complaints that the rules are too broad and vague, and have even led to the creation of a rival subreddit called r/trueopensource.
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