Re: ping regarding an earlier question
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils
Date
2026-09-02
Proposer
Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Potential for decreased code quality or maintainability if AI-generated tests are not rigorously reviewed.
- • Aligning with industry trends for AI adoption in software development.
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- binutils
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- Re: ping regarding an earlier question
- headline
- AI-generated test cases policy clarification
- tldr
- Binutils may accept AI-generated test cases if 'assisted by' is meant, aligning with other projects.
- proposer
- Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
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- • Potential for decreased code quality or maintainability if AI-generated tests are not rigorously reviewed.
- • Aligning with industry trends for AI adoption in software development.
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- • ai
- • testing
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- date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Re: ping regarding an earlier question
Nick Clifton clarifies the policy on AI-generated code within binutils, responding to a query about a previous patch. He indicates that if ‘assisted by’ is interpreted as the intent for AI-generated test cases, then accepting them is permissible, aligning with practices seen in other projects. This suggests a willingness to adopt AI tools for test case generation under specific conditions.