https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/185387

GitHub ponders kill switch for pull requests to stop AI slop

0xbitcoiner

Both short-term solutions from https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/185387 -

* "restrict pull requests to collaborators"
* "delete pull requests"

are anti-Open Source.

Long-term solutions stink as well:

* "Enhanced permission models" - same as "restrict pull requests to collaborators", rendering the project not "open" anymore.
* "Improved triage tools" - lets ask AI whether a PR meets the guidelines... trying to solve the problem that AI generated PRs don't meet guidelines because... eh... AI can't judge whether a PR meets the guidelines.
* "Transparency in AI-assisted contributions" - ask PR authors whether they used AI?