# AI cuts coding time, but it's also filling open source's inbox with crap

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> **Original Source**: [The Register AI](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/21/ai-cuts-coding-time-but-its-also-filling-open-sources-inbox-with-crap/5304389)
> **Author**: The Register AI Staff (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
> **Category**: POLICY
> **Tags**: AI, The Register AI, policy

## Executive Summary
Maintainers reckon a quarter of incoming pull requests are slop, rising to 31% on larger projects



## Full Coverage
Maintainers reckon a quarter of incoming pull requests are slop, rising to 31% on larger projects

Generative AI is saving open source developers time while giving maintainers more rubbish to sift through, according to a Linux Foundation survey

Respondents estimated that a quarter of incoming pull requests — proposed code changes — were low-quality "AI slop."

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