There now exist bots that spam GitHub repos with AI generated solutions to issues

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world⁩

As an example, I recently encountered one of these AI bots ^[1]^ in Ibis ’s GitHub repository ^[2]^.

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1. Type: Website. Name: [“Latta”. “Our Mission: Fix The Internet!”.]. Publisher: “Latta AI s.r.o.”. Accessed: 2025-04-03T00:48Z. URI: latta.ai/ourmission/ (Alternative (Archive): web.archive.org/web/2/https://…/ourmission/.). - §“What just happened?”. > Image - The bot seems to automatically scour GitHub repos for issues, and uses AI to generate solutions for them, and subsequently submits them to the issue. 2. Type: Comment. Author: “okFduCi8nl6bRz”. Publisher: [Type: Post. Title: “[Bug] Forking an article triggers notifications to be sent for every previous edit up to the point of forking.” (#129). Author: “Kalcifer” (“K4LCIFER”). Publisher: [“Nutomic/ibis”. GitHub.]. Published: 2025-04-03T00:16:06.000Z. URI: github.com/Nutomic/ibis/issues/129 (Alternative (Archive): web.archive.org/web/20250403003232/https://…/129).]. Published: 2025-04-03T00:19:44.000Z. Accessed: 2025-04-03T00:58Z. URI: github.com/Nutomic/ibis/issues/129#issuecomment-2… (Alternative (Archive): web.archive.org/web/20250403003232/https://…/129#….). > Image

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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
At least they’re not hiding that the solution is generated by AI, but the random usernames make me suspect that they’re trying to avoid blocking or banning.

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foggy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Brb making this bot:

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- Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’m not sure I understand the relevance of your comment. Could you explain?
  
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  - InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Maybe a joke at the expense of StackOverflow. That you would just need a downvote bot to simulate SO interaction, idk.
    
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Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Eww Nutomic the transphobic genocide denier.

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- Korne127@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Context? Who’s that and what does he have to do with this post?
  
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  - Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    […] Who’s that […]?
    
    I presume they are referring to @nutomic@lemmy.ml ^[1]^. They are one of the main Lemmy developers ^[1.1]^.
    
    […] what does he have to do with this post?
    
    I presume they are bringing up @nutomic@lemmy.ml because the example GitHub repository that I cited ^[3]^ is owned by @nutomic@lemmy.ml ^[2]^; that being said, specifically regarding their claim itself that @nutomic@lemmy.ml is transphobic ^[4]^ and is a genocide denier ^[4]^ is entirely off topic, imo.
    
    I will make no comment on the veracity of the claim itself without further evidence. I do not wish to speak for @nutomic@lemmy.ml — I will let them speak for themself here should they wish.
    
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    1. Type: Webpage (Profile). Name: “@nutomic@lemmy.ml”. Publisher: [“@nutomic@lemmy.ml”. “Lemmy” (“lemmy.ml”). “Lemmy”.]. Accessed: 2025-04-03T01:58Z. URI: lemmy.ml/u/nutomic. 1. Biography. > Lemmy maintainer 2. Type: Webpage. Name: “Nutomic/ibis”. Publisher: [“Nutomic”. GitHub]. Published: 2025-04-02T14:42:54.000Z. Accessed: 2025-04-03T02:00Z. URI: github.com/Nutomic/ibis. - One can see in the repository identifier “Nutomic/ibis” that it is owned by “Nutomic”. 3. Type: Post. Title: “There now exist bots that spam GitHub repos with AI generated solutions to issues”. Author: “Kalcifer” (“@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works”). Publisher: [“Mildly Infuriating” (“!mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world”). “sh.itjust.works”. “Lemmy”.]. Published: 2025-04-03T01:06:34Z. Accessed: 2025-04-03T02:03Z. URI: sh.itjust.works/post/35468786/17744627. > […] I recently encountered one of these AI bots in Ibis’s GitHub repository. - Ibis is the cited GitHub repository. 4. Type: Comment. Author: “Deceptichum@quokk.au”. Publisher: [Type: Post. Title: “There now exist bots that spam GitHub repos with AI generated solutions to issues”. Author: “Kalcifer” (“@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works”). Publisher: [“Mildly Infuriating” (“!mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world”). “sh.itjust.works”. “Lemmy”.]. Published: 2025-04-03T01:06:34Z. URI: sh.itjust.works/post/35468786/17744627.]. Published: 2025-04-03T01:36:27Z. Accessed: 2025-04-03T02:08Z. URI: sh.itjust.works/post/35468786/17744627. > Eww Nutomic the transphobic genocide denier.
    
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