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AI slop repository with 8k stars on Github that doesn't even compile (github.com)

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[-] FishFace@piefed.social 53 points 2 days ago

My sensor is much simpler. If I see emoji in headings or bulleted lists, I assume it's shit. It might be AI slop, or it might just be kids getting overexcited with the little pictures, but both deserve suspicion and scrutiny.

If a bunch of the emoji don't even make sense it can get in the bin.

[-] GreyCat@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Ahhh idk, I saw a lot of genuine repos do emojis, at least for headings. Even before LLMs.

I like them 'cause with the right amount, it makes a README easier to parse when quickly scrolling over it.

[-] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago

My changelog generation tools output emojis because our lives are too short to not use 🚀

[-] FishFace@piefed.social 1 points 20 hours ago

As an ancient husk of a person, it all looks crack-addled to me. I don't really see how you can parse out headings from emoji because their usage isn't consistent.

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 20 hours ago

I like putting the little pictures in my readmes sometimes. In my biologically generated repositories. Please don't discriminate against neat little pictures you can just put in text 🐑.