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@shish@techhub.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

Just read https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15494. #AI agents boost productivity by remixing #OSS, but weaken the human feedback loops that sustain it. Feels analogous to how ideas are now consumed through #LLMs instead of directly from source

arXiv.org

Vibe Coding Kills Open Source

Generative AI is changing how software is produced and used. In vibe coding, an AI agent builds software by selecting and assembling open-source software (OSS), often without users directly reading documentation, reporting bugs, or otherwise engaging with maintainers. We study the equilibrium effects of vibe coding on the OSS ecosystem. We develop a model with endogenous entry and heterogeneous project quality in which OSS is a scalable input into producing more software. Users choose whether to use OSS directly or through vibe coding. Vibe coding raises productivity by lowering the cost of using and building on existing code, but it also weakens the user engagement through which many maintainers earn returns. When OSS is monetized only through direct user engagement, greater adoption of vibe coding lowers entry and sharing, reduces the availability and quality of OSS, and reduces welfare despite higher productivity. Sustaining OSS at its current scale under widespread vibe coding requires major changes in how maintainers are paid.
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@EdTheDev@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@shish Yes. This concerns me, as well.

We haven't seen the long term cost of the #AI tendency to copy/paste code rather than to import from libraries.

I am concerned that patching is going to return to an earlier meaning - we may need to find ways to address widespread code vulnerabilities not with package managers, but by sharing `patch` files while trying to find everywhere that needs them.

#devops #cybersecurity #programming #vibecoding

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