AI-Generated Project Flood Making Genuine Open-Source Undiscoverable
The surge of AI-generated one-prompt projects saturates open-source platforms and developer communities, making it extremely difficult for quality indie tools to get discovered. Developers building real utilities report spending significant effort on distribution with minimal reach. The problem erodes trust in new projects and deters contribution to the ecosystem.
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