AI floods open source with bug fixes: simd maintainer merges 134 PRs vs 92 all of 2024
lemire · x · 2026-09-09
Library maintainer Daniel Lemire reports the most visible AI effect this summer: a large influx of bug fixes — 'the opposite of AI slop'.
- simd: 92 PRs merged in all of 2024 vs 134 already this year, out of 219 received — a large unmerged gap
- AI frequently surfaces long-hidden bugs, which he welcomes
- But packaging/distribution teams face growing pressure, and some projects have long queues of unprocessed PRs
- He prioritizes clear-cut bug fixes and believes the high velocity is here to stay
- Ironically, he concludes open source will need more maintainers, not fewer
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