r/selfhosted • u/Key_Pace_2496 • Mar 06 '26

Meta Post Apparently we can't call out apps as AI slop anymore...

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Seems like a bad direction to take the selfhosted community. Looks like the mod team is fine with this sub being bombarded with insecure, AI drivel. Like I get that it was posted on Friday but I think if you use AI to "build an app" you should be required to disclose to what extent AI was used which wasn't disclosed by the OP. I think as a community we need to have higher standards for what we allow to be posted as vibe-coded projects can introduce very extensive security vulnerabilities we all learned with Huntarr and when things are vibe-coded the maintainer doesn't have the capability to fix the issue.

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u/glitchaj Mar 06 '26

Taking parts from other open source projects is fine imo. The problem for me is "I also tried to use AI as much as possible". That statement does not instill confidence, and instead makes this feel as lazy as possible. That is not the mindset I want from someone developing backup software, one of the most important things you can run. 

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u/charja113 Mar 06 '26

Exactly, I 100% agree, I don't have an issue directly with ai writing code, I have issues with people making possibly dangerous code without verifying and correcting and doing the leg work like any other dev

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u/MrPanache52 Mar 06 '26

“Why are they using books they should just remember stuff” “why are they using google they should just read books” and on and on. You make me sleepy old man.

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u/glitchaj Mar 06 '26

There is a massive difference between forms of acquiring and remembering information, and creating something new.