Mesa Clarifies Stance: AI Chatbots Not Welcome for Code Contributions
Mesa, an open-source graphics library, has updated its contributor guide. The update clarifies the project's stance on using AI tools, particularly chatbots like ChatGPT, to generate and submit code. This comes after a recent incident involving a large patch generated by ChatGPT.
Faith Ekstrand, a Mesa developer, announced the update on Mastodon. The new guidelines, updated by Timur Kristóf, explicitly state that using chatbots for these purposes is neither desirable nor helpful. This decision was likely influenced by a recent incident where someone submitted a massive patch generated by ChatGPT, claiming it would improve performance.
Brodie Robertson, in a recent video, discussed the incident and the friendly nature of Mesa developers. He highlighted the belief of some individuals that they can contribute to open-source projects without any programming skills. This, combined with the ease of using AI tools like ChatGPT, may have led to the incident. Joshua Rogers, in a blog post, detailed how AI-assisted tools, not chatbots, can be used to find potential issues. His work was acknowledged by Daniel Stenberg, the cURL maintainer, who discussed challenges related to AI-generated bug reports in an interview.
Mesa's updated contributor guide clarifies its stance on using AI tools, particularly chatbots like ChatGPT, to generate and submit code. The project encourages the use of AI-assisted tools for finding potential issues, as demonstrated by Joshua Rogers' work. However, it discourages the use of chatbots for writing code, citing a recent incident involving a ChatGPT-generated patch.
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