the dead GitHub theory

Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/20/github-wants-to-spam-open-source-projects-with-ai-slop/

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Sources:

Creating issues with Copilot on github.com is in public preview https://github.blog/changelog/2025-05-19-creating-issues-with-copilot-on-github-com-is-in-public-preview/

GitHub Copilot coding agent in public preview https://github.blog/changelog/2025-05-19-github-copilot-coding-agent-in-public-preview/

“Allow us to block Copilot-generated issues (and PRs) from our own repositories” https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/159749

Previously on Pivot to AI:

If AI is so good at coding ... where are the open source contributions? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/13/if-ai-is-so-good-at-coding-where-are-the-open-source-contributions/

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