PlayStation Emulator Devs Urge Users to Stop Flooding AI Code
▼ Summary
– The RPCS3 team publicly requested users stop submitting AI-generated code pull requests to their GitHub page, threatening bans for repeat offenders.
– The emulator, active since 2011, has achieved 70% of the PlayStation 3 library being fully playable, aided by user contributions.
– The team stated that AI-generated code is often non-functional and users should learn to debug and code properly instead.
– In replies, RPCS3 defended their stance, claiming the submitted AI slop is unmistakably different from human-written code.
– This issue is not unique, as the Godot Engine project manager previously reported being overwhelmed by AI-generated pull requests.
The team behind RPCS3, the open-source PlayStation 3 emulator, has had enough. On X today, they issued a polite but firm request for users to “stop submitting AI slop code pull requests” to their GitHub repository. Then, in a series of replies that were far less diplomatic and much more entertaining, they told the AI-obsessed tech bros trying to justify their vibe-coding nonsense to take a hike.
RPCS3 has been a staple in the emulation community since 2011, consistently serving as the top choice for PS3 emulation. If you’ve ever used it, you know it’s a remarkably sophisticated piece of software. Over the last few years, the team has achieved a major milestone: making 70% of the PlayStation 3’s library fully playable. That progress has been fueled in part by contributions from the community on GitHub.
But that collaborative spirit has been tested. The volume of AI-generated code submissions has become a serious headache. “Please stop submitting AI slop code pull requests to RPCS3. We will start banning those who do without disclosing,” the team wrote in a post on X. They added, “There are plenty of resources online to learn how to debug and code instead of generating slop that you don’t understand and that doesn’t work.”
The initial request was measured. The follow-up replies were not, but they were entirely warranted. One standout exchange came when a user asked how the team could be sure they weren’t rejecting human-written code. RPCS3 responded bluntly: “You can’t possibly handwrite the type of shit AI slop we have been seeing.”
This isn’t an isolated incident. Developers across GitHub have been drowning in AI-generated pull requests for months. Back in February, Rémi Verschelde, the project manager of Godot Engine, noted that their GitHub page had become so overrun with AI slop that he considered hiring extra maintainers specifically to “deal with the slop.” It’s a growing problem with no easy fix, and RPCS3 is making it clear they won’t tolerate it.
(Source: Kotaku)
