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The Register · October 7, 2026 · On the brief until October 21, 2026

COSMIC shuts the door on AI code as GNOME debates letting bug reports in

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Generating code and discovering security vulnerabilities

System76 banned all AI-generated code, comments, and descriptions from its COSMIC desktop project. At the same time, some GNOME developers want to permit AI-generated bug reports to uncover flaws in memory-unsafe C code. Open source teams now face conflicting policies on where automated tools belong in development and maintenance.

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The debate centers on whether banning AI submissions protects software integrity or prevents teams from fixing security flaws found by automated tools.

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