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1. Waterl+A3[view] [source] 2025-08-21 19:07:52
>>freeto+(OP)
I’m not a big AI fan but I do see it as just another tool in your toolbox. I wouldn’t really care how someone got to the end result that is a PR.

But I also think that if a maintainer asks you to jump before submitting a PR, you politely ask, “how high?”

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2. armcha+Un[view] [source] 2025-08-21 21:01:51
>>Waterl+A3
Agreed. As someone who uses AI (completion and Claude Code), I'll disclose whenever asked. But I disagree that it's "common courtesy" when not explicitly asked; since many people (including myself) don't mind and probably assume some AI, and it adds distraction (another useless small indicator; vaguely like dependabot, in that it steals my attention but ultimately I don't care).
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3. eschat+6v[view] [source] 2025-08-21 21:49:20
>>armcha+Un
It’s not just common courtesy to disclose, it’s outright fraud not to disclose.
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4. Aeolun+iw1[view] [source] 2025-08-22 09:12:07
>>eschat+6v
That's nonsense. It's like feeling you need to disclose that your IDE has autocomplete. Nobody discloses that, since it's ridiculous. You only disclose that you used Claude Code if you are not certain of the result (e.g. you think it is correct, but the maintainer might be a better judge).

If it's exactly the same as what you'd have written manually, and you are confident it works, then what's the point of disclosure?

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