AI‑generated PR spam hits 3,400/week, forcing trust systems in open source
OpenClaw saw PR volume explode from 2 per week to 3,400 per week, most of them AI‑generated slop that barely merges. Greptile’s analysis shows the flood mirrors early‑2000s email spam, prompting a push for reputation‑based filters and trust systems like Vouch to protect open‑source projects.