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'Tokens Are Cheap': Open Source Subreddit Bans AI
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'Tokens Are Cheap': Open Source Subreddit Bans AI

Gizmodo·Mike Pearl·about 23 hours ago
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Open Source is an idea more than it is a set of specs, and that idea is now incompatible with AI, according to the moderators of the r/opensource subreddit.

“The long story short, 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,” wrote moderator Wolvereness on Saturday, in a post spotted by the Verge .

The new batch of subreddit rules Wolvereness announced says projects posted to r/opensource must not make obvious use of AI. “Tokens are cheap, and we don’t care how many you spent to make your amazing project,” the post explains.…

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