Pettus calls for an end to using AI to ghostwrite PostgreSQL bug reports
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PostgreSQL community member Christophe Pettus has publicly called for an end to generating bug reports with AI. According to him, the mailing list has recently been flooded with large numbers of low-quality reports, with 10 to 15 sent in succession from the same address; some of these describe behavior that is by design, some are duplicates, and at least three have already been fixed in version 19. These reports increase the community's processing burden, which is why Pettus made the above call.
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Christophe Pettus writes that the PostgreSQL bug-report mailing list has been receiving large batches of AI-generated bug reports, often 10-15 from the same email address, whose quality varies widely: some were as-designed, duplicates, already patched in version 19, or had incorrect diagnoses or fixes. He argues that AI can generate reports far faster than the limited number of triagers can review them, and that submitters risk a reputation for high noise and low signal, so their reports may be ignored. He says he is not against AI and uses it himself, but that people should use it to find bugs while being the ones to report, explain, and stand behind them.
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