Pixelfed bans AI generated contributions.
We heard you! We are not accepting any AI or agentic code contributions, and will keep building Pixelfed by hand.
Thank you for your feedback!
https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed#ai-generated-contributions
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@pixelfed yay! 🌸 Happy to see projects like this
Glad to hear it but I wonder:
Why wasn't 'no AI' the default position from launch?
Does AI ban extend to code contributions or only user contributions?
@pixelfed here a nice article on how AI content is harming knowledge and community https://www.techpolicy.press/millions-of-volunteers-are-keeping-the-internet-human-for-now/
@pixelfed I think one key to deal with AI content is to avoid mechanisms that incentivize things that AI is better with such as high amounts of output. Therefore, since pixelfed doesn’t have an algorithm to addict people that’s already the very foundation of not spreading AI.
@pixelfed After this wonderful decision, you just need to leave GitHub to reach Nirvana 🤗
@pixelfed Great decision and hope @FirefoxOfficial sees and follows the announcement. 🤗
@pixelfed these are the posts where you read the comments and block half the people 
(the post is good, no hate here)
@pixelfed
Don't know if it's wise to leave a comment like this - but:
AI or no AI can be a question that leads to great discussion.
What I don't get is why we can't argue like human beings. I chose Mastodon for kindness and as a positive alternative to other social media. Not to read the same old comments throwing insults at each other.
Calm down, tone it down, hug each other, folks. And then we can argue. No?
Now waiting for the shitstorm for this comment.
cue the sloppers in 3 ... 2... 1...
@pixelfed I wonder, does this apply to security vulnerabilities as well, what happens if someone uses an LLM and finds a genuine vulnerability, is it just gonna get ignored because it comes from an LLM, the models are actually good at this...
@rebootl If they report a legit vulnerability, we can work on our own fix (and code) and wouldn't be an issue.
@pixelfed Dank maar volgens mij zijn er nog veel bugs. Gelukkig hou ik wat echt belangrijk is en er toe doet in eigen bewaring.
@pixelfed Actually banning agentic contributions isn't really a good idea, as people can actually achieve good quality with coding agents.
go back to twitter, techbro
well it's nice you complained to me, that someone else reported you?
sounds well-adjusted
but on the topic you introduced: i enjoy engaging and mocking bigots and vatniks and other sordid types (you're not that, bear with me here). in order to keep them talking, until they generate enough material for a completely airtight case to get them banned. *then* i report them
what do you think alex:
should i add AI techbros to my troll hunt amusements?
@pixelfed I hate AI slop