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simon willison · May 24, 2026

Ronacher critiques AI-generated issue reports

armin ronacher criticized users who submit bug reports rewritten by llms, noting they often contain inaccurate root cause analysis.

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armin ronacher identified ai-generated text as a major failure mode for project maintainers receiving support requests. he explained that users are running their observations through llms, which produces reports full of confident but technically inaccurate speculation regarding root causes and implementation strategies. this results in debugging noise, including incorrect code analogies and non-existent error classes. ronacher emphasized the need for raw, human-observed facts—specific commands, expected behavior, and actual logs—to maintain software quality.

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