The original title is: "AI contributions are demoralizing": Godot bans coding agents to save its mentoring model

Short summary

Godot Engine banned AI-generated code contributions, arguing such submissions demoralize human contributors and undermine mentoring culture. The policy reflects tensions between automation efficiency and community-driven development. This may signal broader patterns in how open-source projects will regulate AI tooling adoption.

• •Godot Engine updated contribution policy to ban most AI-generated code
• •Decision motivated by protecting human contributor morale and mentoring relationships
• •Reflects broader ecosystem debate on AI tooling adoption in open-source

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