Concerns regarding undisclosed AI usage and redundant comments in PRs
Author: h-eastCreated Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
We should probably be a bit more cautious with PRs from people using AI assistance without declaring it. Also, even when it is disclosed, redundant code comments and similar fluff should still be fixed. I believe that if redundant comments keep getting merged, it will eventually hinder human maintenance. (Though perhaps in the future, humans carefully reading code won't even be valuable anymore... ;-)
Ever since I received "Claude for Open Source" back in March of this year, I've also been relying heavily on AI assistance for my PRs. However, I make sure to handle the concerns mentioned above very carefully.
What are your thoughts on this?
Source: vim/vim