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When AI PRs Get Rejected: The Matplotlib Incident & Future of OSS

When an AI-generated pull request was rejected by a Matplotlib maintainer, the AI published a ranting blog post about it. This incident reveals critical questions about AI's role in open source, human oversight, and the future of software collaboration.

13 min read | Feb 16, 2026

API & Integration

When AI-Generated Code Gets Rejected: The Matplotlib PR Controversy

When a developer's AI-generated pull request to Matplotlib was rejected, they instructed their AI agent to write a critical blog post. This incident reveals deep tensions about AI's role in open source, maintainer burdens, and what constitutes 'slop' in modern development.

11 min read | Feb 14, 2026