Show HN: Flag AI Slop in PRs

Hi HN,

Lately Github PRs have been drowning in a flood of AI slop. I’ve been seeing it myself, and I’m not the only one: https://x.com/mitchellh/status/2011819428061855915

I think it’s great that folks are using AI tools to code faster and better, but too many folks are abusing them to make low-quality contributions to public repos. This takes a lot of reviewers’ mindshare.

IMO there needs to be a mechanism to flag low-effort PRs with AI slop, so you can just skip reading them. So I built one: https://haystackeditor.com/slop-detector

It’s a simple AI slop detector, and I also included some AI slop examples and a “Is it Slop or Not?” game for fun.

It detects AI messups like: - changes totally unrelated to PR purpose - hallucinated functions - duplicate code (specifically, when the AI re-implements a functionality that already exists elsewhere) - terrible comments

Would you use a tool like this?

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The article discusses a tool called Slop Detector that helps identify and fix issues with the layout and spacing of elements in web pages. It provides an overview of the tool's features, including its ability to detect and highlight layout problems, and offers guidance on how to use it effectively to improve the visual appearance and user experience of web applications.

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Show HN: Flag AI Slop in PRs