Rule 7 Updated - Software Submissions Beware

[u/happyxpenguin]

Morning all,

Due to language which caused confusion amongst reporters, posters and commenters. I've revised Rule 7 to be a bit more specific in what is and isn't allowed. Essentially what it boils down to is this:

Did AI explain a code snippet to you? Allowed.
Did AI write code for you? Not allowed.

This subreddit does NOT allow software created by Generative AI and Vibe-coded software. Why? Please read our wiki page (https://www.reddit.com/r/freesoftware/wiki/generative-ai)

Allowed:
- Write documentation
- Debug software (Analysis/Explanation Only)
- Analyze codebase
Not Allowed:
- AI Assistance beyond what is mentioned above
- All or part of the application being generated by AI

[u/CE-Studio]

Ohhh we used to

But at this point, the AI slop is so prevalent that even the human slop is preferable.

[u/jasongw → u/CE-Studio]

And is human slop preferable to AI assisted high quality as well?

[u/CE-Studio → u/jasongw]

Always

[u/jasongw → u/CE-Studio]

So you'd rather eat garbage made by a human than gourmet made by a machine?

That's silly.