Reddit’s r/opensource adopts rules excluding AI-related projects

AI · First reported 26 Oct, 10:00 · Updated 22:06

The subreddit’s new rules bar projects that use AI, were built with AI, or are designed for AI. They also require projects to be at least a year old, actively maintained, and have multiple contributors, and reject posts from people who do not speak English. Critics objected to the restrictions, and a rival subreddit appeared.

r/opensource barred posts about projects that use AI, were built with AI, or are designed for AI.
The rules require projects to be at least a year old, actively maintained, and have multiple contributors.
Posts from people who do not speak English are also excluded; moderators said they could not distinguish AI-written text from translated text.
Critics described the rules as too broad and vague, and a rival forum, r/TrueOpenSource, appeared in response.

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Key facts

Forum: Reddit’s r/opensource
AI-related restriction: Posts about projects that use AI, were built with AI, or are designed for AI are banned.
Project requirements: At least one year old, actively maintained, and with multiple contributors.
Language restriction: Posts from people who do not speak English are not accepted.
Rival forum: r/TrueOpenSource, which does not exclude AI.