14-12-2025 06:34 via tech.slashdot.org

New Rule Forbids GNOME Shell Extensions Made Using AI-Generated Code

An anonymous reader shared this report from Phoronix:
Due to the growing number of GNOME Shell extensions looking to appear on extensions.gnome.org that were generated using AI, it's now prohibited. The new rule in their guidelines note that AI-generated code will be explicitly rejected:
"Extensions must not be AI-generated
While it is not prohibited to use AI as a learning aid or a development tool (i.e. code completions), extension developers should be able to justify and explain the code they
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