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

- Source: The Register
- Published: 2026-10-21T12:43:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/21/ai-cuts-coding-time-but-its-also-filling-open-sources-inbox-with-crap/5304389
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ai-cuts-coding-time-but-it-s-also-filling-open-source-s-inbox-with-cra-4b76ff/

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

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