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GitHub wants to spam open source projects with AI slop (pivot-to-ai.com)

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[–] nightsky@awful.systems 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Re the GitLab marketing: what does it mean, what toolchains are they referring to, and what is "native AI"? Does that even mean anything, or is it just marketing gibberish to impress executives?

*scrolls down*

GitLab Duo named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI Code Assistants.

[eternal screaming]

[–] self@awful.systems 13 points 1 day ago

“beware, for I am a leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™” is exactly the kind of thing I’d expect an evil wizard to scream moments before I hit him in the head with a mace