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Godot game engine bans AI-generated code contributions

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

The Godot game engine has banned AI-generated code contributions, citing maintainers' inability to trust heavy AI users to understand their code. The decision follows a flood of 'vibe-coded' pull requests that maintainers called demoralizing. The ban applies to all contributions, with enforcement through code review and contributor bans.

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The move highlights growing friction between open-source maintainers and AI-assisted coding, where speed undermines code quality and maintainability.
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