25% of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop, Finds Study From Linux Foundation Research
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A Linux Foundation Research study finds that about 59% of open source maintainers report rising contribution volume since generative AI spread, with an estimated 25% of incoming pull requests being low-quality "AI slop" (31% on large projects).