If writing the code is the easy part, why would I want someone else to write it? (tldraw.dev)

This week, a decision was announced regarding tldraw's contributions policy in response to a surge in low-quality AI-generated pull requests. The maintainers will begin automatically closing PRs from external contributors due to the influx of poorly formed submissions that often disregard the project's context and design needs. Interestingly, this move met with positive community feedback, highlighting a widespread concern within the AI/ML community about the devaluation of external contributions as AI tools make writing code increasingly easier. The discussion sparked by this policy touches on a fundamental question: in an era dominated by AI coding assistants, is code from external contributors still valuable? The article emphasizes that while AI can produce formally correct code quickly, it often lacks the nuanced understanding of a codebase that skilled human contributors bring. As the lines between quality human contributions and AI-generated fluff blur, the implications for collaborative open-source projects could be significant, potentially necessitating stricter oversight and defining new roles for community participation that focus on design, problem-solving, and context rather than code-writing alone.