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J.


On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com> wrote:

> Ok. The issue continues. I am raising to a bit higher level and start to
> complain on https://outlier.ai/ in social media - they are driving those
> issues.
>
> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Obviously as an OSS Dev I don't mind folks profiting from the work I'm
>> doing as
>> long as they collaborate with the community in good faith. But this feels
>> like well beyond
>> the pale in creating additional work only in bad faith, but also not as a
>> member
>> of the community.
>>
>> Personally it's very upsetting to me to spend time helping someone on an
>> issue only to realize
>> that not only do they not care, but they also were paid to waste my time
>> to
>> make someone
>> else money. Being welcoming to users who don't understand the project is
>> difficult and time
>> consuming and I'd hate it if we can't do that because there is too much
>> risk that the user isn't
>> even real.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM Piotr Findeisen <
>> piotr.findei...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > This ultimately means they train AI on the contributors & maintainers.
>> > Either indirectly -- by extending high quality projects, or directly --
>> by
>> > observing how project maintainers react to these issues.
>> > Since the maintainers' time is a 'free resource' for them, it
>> economically
>> > makes sense :(
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 at 19:35, Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> FYI - I got some information where it originated from. Basically this
>> is
>> >> one of a "crowdsource expert humans to train AI" platforms - where
>> they pay
>> >> people for some AI tasks.
>> >>
>> >> Apparently they are running some campaign to "crowdsource" training the
>> >> AI by human experts to write better issues. They use "reputable"
>> >> repositories like Airflow and Iceberg with good and poor issues - and
>> >> people they pay are supposed to take existing issue reports and write
>> >> "better versions of those issues".
>> >> They provided some instructions and videos to the people on how to do
>> it,
>> >> and that involved actually showing how to create an issue in Airflow
>> repo
>> >> using our templates (which were considered high quality) explaining
>> what is
>> >> important to add and fill, explaining that labels are important etc.
>> etc.
>> >> (apparently they did not  realize that contributors cannot add labels
>> and
>> >> that the labels are added by DoSu).
>> >> The instructions were tricking people into actually creating issues in
>> >> real Airflow repo.
>> >>
>> >> The assumption they have is that crowdsourced humans can take such
>> >> "poorly written issues" and "rewrite them in a better way" to train AI
>> to
>> >> help to write better issues - this has some AI assistance to generate
>> >> initial content from such "poorly written issues" - as far as I
>> understand.
>> >>
>> >> I am quite sure people from that platform are listening in - they seem
>> to
>> >> react and stop the people from doing what they were doing (or so it
>> seems).
>> >> So I hope they will not make that mistake again - and that they will be
>> >> more careful. Or else ...
>> >>
>> >> Sharing publicly the name of that platform would be rather painful for
>> >> them - so I am not going to do that publicly - but feel free to reach
>> out
>> >> to me personally if you know me - I will gladly share it.
>> >>
>> >> Taking into account what effect this could have on maintainers, also I
>> >> think - judging by the quality of the issues we had - the assumption
>> they
>> >> had is completely wrong. Any of their customers who run their campaign
>> >> would likely be pretty discouraged to continue working with them
>> knowing
>> >> the quality of data they got in.
>> >>
>> >> After understanding better how people are currently attempting to train
>> >> AI for such tasks, I am quite certain we have nothing to be afraid of
>> - AI
>> >> is not going to replace us :). I am only afraid that we will have to
>> learn
>> >> how to deal with the huge amount of "AI slop" that we are going to
>> get. But
>> >> I am already suggesting to some of the friends working with AI that
>> having
>> >> OSS-friendly AI services to filter out such "AI slop" is a very good
>> >> business to have.
>> >>
>> >> J.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Just as a little follow up - I think I have a hypothesis about what
>> >>> happened.
>> >>>
>> >>> We got one other user creating one issue which was very similar and
>> from
>> >>> this comment I gather:
>> >>>
>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45940#issuecomment-2608307111
>> >>>
>> >>> * there is some tool out there that is supposed to make "issue
>> creation"
>> >>> easier - with help of AI
>> >>> * some test accounts were used to test it (likely there are people who
>> >>> have a bunch of fake Github accounts they maintain to test new things
>> with
>> >>> AI)
>> >>> * apparently some "real" people also got their hands on that tool and
>> >>> tried it
>> >>> * this tool LIKELY used "airflow" and "iceberg" in some documentation
>> or
>> >>> default settings as "examples"
>> >>> * apparently this tool mislead people into thinking they are "testing"
>> >>> issue creation where it actually created those issues
>> >>> * I guess whoever has the tool realised their mistake and either
>> stopped
>> >>> it or removed some confusion
>> >>> * I have my own suspicions (which I am exploring) - but I asked the
>> user
>> >>> to provide information about what tooling they were using (and the
>> user was
>> >>> apologising, and expressed willingness to provide more information so
>> I
>> >>> hope I will get more information soon).
>> >>>
>> >>> J.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM Piotr Findeisen <
>> >>> piotr.findei...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thank you Jarek for taking care of this matter!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> > Should we react and block new users from interacting with Airflow
>> >>>> repo if
>> >>>> we see it happening again?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Maintainers' time is not an infinite resource, so "yes!" from me
>> (also
>> >>>> for
>> >>>> Iceberg).
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Best
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 at 15:40, Russell Spitzer <
>> >>>> russell.spit...@gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> > This is pretty disturbing and I hope that any users out there see
>> that
>> >>>> > using automated tools to submit issues is just adding noise to the
>> >>>> project
>> >>>> > which makes it very hard for real issues to be addressed.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >>  - Iceberg dev to not flood them :) (in bcc:)
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> It looks like the flood had been somehow flood-gated - no similar
>> >>>> report
>> >>>> >> for the last 4 hours or so.
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> I also started to receive confirmation from Github that they are
>> >>>> looking
>> >>>> >> at the reports, so likely we do not have to do any action now,
>> but I
>> >>>> >> think we can turn it into deciding about "future" reactions when
>> >>>> something
>> >>>> >> like this happens, so that we can potentially react quickly
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> What do others think ? Should we react and block new users from
>> >>>> >> interacting with Airflow repo if we see it happening again? Maybe
>> >>>> >> temporarily - for a day or two initially - after reporting some
>> >>>> initial
>> >>>> >> reports? Does it sound reasonable?
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> J.
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM Pavankumar Gopidesu <
>> >>>> >> gopidesupa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>> +1 from me.
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> It looks started yesterday, I feel we may get many of these
>> tickets
>> >>>> when
>> >>>> >>> new users starts testing those AI agents.
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> Regards,
>> >>>> >>> Pavan Kumar
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 10:27 Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> > We continue getting new issues - and more of them are by "new
>> >>>> users" -
>> >>>> >>> > created just an hour or so ago.
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > Apparently Github has a way to temporarily limit interactions
>> >>>> with the
>> >>>> >>> repo
>> >>>> >>> > for new users - see this screenshot:
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > https://ibb.co/WWsr7RB
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > And I think I'd be for enabling it - we will need an INFRA
>> ticket
>> >>>> for
>> >>>> >>> that,
>> >>>> >>> > because that's not currently configurable via .asf.yaml  - and
>> >>>> maybe if
>> >>>> >>> > Iceberg would like to do it as well, we can create a single
>> >>>> ticket for
>> >>>> >>> > that.
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > There is a new framework coming to enable faster implementation
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> >>> testing
>> >>>> >>> > of .asf.yaml features (this was discussed at the latest
>> >>>> roundtable) -
>> >>>> >>> and
>> >>>> >>> > we can contribute a feature to add it in .asf.yaml soon, but
>> >>>> >>> temporarily we
>> >>>> >>> > might want to ask INFRA to help.
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > WDYT? If I hear a few voices for +1 and no strong opposition I
>> >>>> will
>> >>>> >>> open a
>> >>>> >>> > JIRA ticket (and would love to hear what Iceberg friends of
>> ours
>> >>>> think
>> >>>> >>> as
>> >>>> >>> > well :)
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > J.
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM Jarek Potiuk <
>> ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > > Yeah. just closed this one. The pattern where those are
>> coming
>> >>>> at the
>> >>>> >>> > same
>> >>>> >>> > > time as two unrelated issues to both iceberg and airflow are
>> >>>> very.
>> >>>> >>> ....
>> >>>> >>> > > strange
>> >>>> >>> > >
>> >>>> >>> > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM Elad Kalif <
>> elad...@apache.org
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> Another one who also opened issues in Airflow and Iceberg
>> >>>> >>> > >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/12034
>> >>>> >>> > >> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45920
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> Same "mistake" with the # Title.
>> >>>> >>> > >> All of these seem to come with accounts opened months ago,
>> >>>> with some
>> >>>> >>> > minor
>> >>>> >>> > >> traffic to their own forks so they would appear legit to
>> Github
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM Jarek Potiuk <
>> >>>> ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > Yeah. Again - my guess is that those are "Agentic AI"
>> trials,
>> >>>> >>> where
>> >>>> >>> > >> someone
>> >>>> >>> > >> > is deploying fake "agent" accounts acting as "people in
>> the
>> >>>> repo
>> >>>> >>> > would".
>> >>>> >>> > >> > That's a bit terrifying if this is not contained.
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM Fokko Driesprong <
>> >>>> >>> fo...@apache.org>
>> >>>> >>> > >> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > That's quite a few! I also noticed that they sometimes
>> >>>> >>> self-close
>> >>>> >>> > the
>> >>>> >>> > >> > issue
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > (eg here <
>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/12032
>> >>>> >).
>> >>>> >>> Closed
>> >>>> >>> > >> > after 1
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > minute, but still flooding my mailbox :D
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > So you might have more such issues now than you think.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > Yes, that's probably the case, still going through my
>> >>>> mailbox.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > Op wo 22 jan 2025 om 09:49 schreef Jarek Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> ja...@potiuk.com>:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > Example case:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > * https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45904  -
>> >>>> airflow
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > * https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/12034 -
>> >>>> iceberg
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > Both issues are generic and useless and bring 0 value
>> >>>> except
>> >>>> >>> > noise.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > Interesting thing is that many of those users, if you
>> >>>> look at
>> >>>> >>> > their
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > history - created. similar number of issues in iceberg
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> >>> airflow
>> >>>> >>> > >> > about
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > the same time. So you might have more such issues now
>> >>>> than you
>> >>>> >>> > >> think.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > J.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM Jarek Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> I have not counted all of them. there are quite a bit
>> >>>> too
>> >>>> >>> many -
>> >>>> >>> > >> and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> other people closed some of them as well. I got a
>> very
>> >>>> >>> > rudimentary
>> >>>> >>> > >> > check
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> and applied "AI Spam" label to some of the issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aclosed%20AI%20label%3A%22AI%20Spam%22
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > .
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> -> so we have had at least 25 such issues in the
>> last 12
>> >>>> >>> hours.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> > we also want to make sure that we don't
>> accidentally
>> >>>> close
>> >>>> >>> > issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> > that
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> don't come from a bot, but just a newcomer to the
>> >>>> project.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> Those reports and patterns look very. very
>> human-like -
>> >>>> they
>> >>>> >>> are
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > reported
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> infrequently (per user) the description and text seem
>> >>>> >>> legitimate,
>> >>>> >>> > >> but
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > they
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> are wordy and just reading and understanding that
>> those
>> >>>> are
>> >>>> >>> > >> completely
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> useless takes a lot of time. This is part of the
>> >>>> problem,
>> >>>> >>> that it
>> >>>> >>> > >> > takes
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > a
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> lot of energy and time to determine if those are
>> valid
>> >>>> or
>> >>>> >>> not -
>> >>>> >>> > and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > with
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> such a rate, it's not sustainable just to analyze
>> >>>> whether
>> >>>> >>> they
>> >>>> >>> > are
>> >>>> >>> > >> > good
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > or
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> bad.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> J.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM Fokko Driesprong <
>> >>>> >>> > fo...@apache.org
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Hey Jarek,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Thanks for bringing this to our attention. When you
>> >>>> talk
>> >>>> >>> about
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > flooding,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> how many are we talking about? I see some suspicious
>> >>>> issues
>> >>>> >>> (eg,
>> >>>> >>> > >> here
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/12039>),
>> >>>> but not
>> >>>> >>> > many.
>> >>>> >>> > >> I
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> hope this will come to a halt soon because it all
>> >>>> additional
>> >>>> >>> > work,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > we
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> also want to make sure that we don't accidentally
>> close
>> >>>> >>> issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> that
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > don't
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> come from a bot, but just a newcomer to the project.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Kind regards,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Fokko
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Op wo 22 jan 2025 om 09:00 schreef Jarek Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> > ja...@potiuk.com
>> >>>> >>> > >> >:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > Hey Iceberg community, And Airflow community too.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > As of yesterday Airflow repo is literally flooded
>> >>>> with a
>> >>>> >>> > number
>> >>>> >>> > >> of
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > that look almost good, except they are clearly AI
>> >>>> >>> generated
>> >>>> >>> > and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > make
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > no
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > sense or repeat content from other issues. We
>> noticed
>> >>>> >>> that the
>> >>>> >>> > >> > users
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> who
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > create a lot of the "spam AI" issues that are
>> >>>> created in
>> >>>> >>> > Airflow
>> >>>> >>> > >> > are
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> also
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > creating similar issues for Iceberg.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > We got to the point that we are closing and
>> >>>> reporting such
>> >>>> >>> > >> issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> > to
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > GitHub and we are blocking all such users without
>> >>>> >>> spending too
>> >>>> >>> > >> much
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> time on
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > it with messages similar to this:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > ```
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > This looks totally AI-generated. useless issue
>> >>>> report that
>> >>>> >>> > >> brings
>> >>>> >>> > >> > no
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> value
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > and makes no sense. We are generally blocking
>> users
>> >>>> that
>> >>>> >>> > sends a
>> >>>> >>> > >> > lot
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > of
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > spam AI reports generated by bots.. as of
>> yesterday
>> >>>> so we
>> >>>> >>> will
>> >>>> >>> > >> > report
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> your
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > account and block it unless:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > a) you explain how you generated reports
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > b) prove you are human
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > c) explain why you created the issue
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > ```
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > My guess is that some company released and is
>> >>>> testing an
>> >>>> >>> > >> "agentic
>> >>>> >>> > >> > AI"
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> that
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > is "github-targeted" - where people can run the AI
>> >>>> agents
>> >>>> >>> on
>> >>>> >>> > >> their
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> behalf.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > It does not look like regular bot-spam.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > I think we should all generally crowd-source
>> >>>> reporting it
>> >>>> >>> to
>> >>>> >>> > >> > Github -
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > hopefully they will find a way to battle those
>> >>>> without
>> >>>> >>> > involving
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > maintainers.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > I hope it will not last too long.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > J.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > From: Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > Subject: Re: Very strange (AI generated) issues
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > To: <d...@airflow.apache.org>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > You can also report it directly from the issue
>> (...
>> >>>> at
>> >>>> >>> the top
>> >>>> >>> > >> and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> "report
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > content")
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 7:46 AM Amogh Desai <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > amoghdesai....@gmail.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> Elad, I just managed to report this user.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> This is how its done:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> https://docs.github.com/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/reporting-abuse-or-spam#reporting-a-user
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> Thanks & Regards,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> Amogh Desai
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM Elad Kalif <
>> >>>> >>> > >> elad...@apache.org>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > There are several reports from this user
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > https://github.com/atharv9017
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > I didnt find a way to report the user account
>> to
>> >>>> >>> github.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > בתאריך יום ד׳, 22 בינו׳ 2025, 06:41, מאת
>> >>>> Pavankumar
>> >>>> >>> > Gopidesu
>> >>>> >>> > >> ‏<
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > gopidesupa...@gmail.com>:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > Yes, still issues are coming.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > Regards,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > Pavan
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM Amogh Desai <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> amoghdesai....@gmail.com
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > I saw a couple of such SPAM issues too.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > I also recall some SPAM comments on pull
>> >>>> requests
>> >>>> >>> as
>> >>>> >>> > >> well,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > so
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> if any
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > contributor sees any such SPAM message,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > please report it on Slack so that we can
>> >>>> delete it
>> >>>> >>> and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > report
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> it.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > Thanks & Regards,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > Amogh Desai
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM Zhe You
>> Liu <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> zhu424....@gmail.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > I came across another strange issue:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > >
>> >>>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45837.
>> >>>> >>> It
>> >>>> >>> > >> > appears
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> to be
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> a
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > copy-paste of
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45661
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> with
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > just
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > the
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > issue title changed.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM Jarek
>> >>>> Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > I even got to this stage:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > We've received a few new tickets from
>> >>>> your
>> >>>> >>> > account
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> recently.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> If
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > you'd
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > like to add additional information you
>> >>>> can add
>> >>>> >>> a
>> >>>> >>> > >> comment
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > to
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> an
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > existing
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > ticket, or wait a few minutes before
>> >>>> opening a
>> >>>> >>> new
>> >>>> >>> > >> > ticket.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM Jarek
>> >>>> Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> ja...@potiuk.com
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > There are few more that I still saw
>> >>>> after
>> >>>> >>> sending
>> >>>> >>> > >> it.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> There is
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > something
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > going on bypassing GitHub filters.  I
>> >>>> hope
>> >>>> >>> they
>> >>>> >>> > >> will
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> manage
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> to do
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > something
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > about it
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > Last one is
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45867
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
>> Vikram
>> >>>> Koka
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > <vik...@astronomer.io.invalid>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> Agreed.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> Thanks for flagging these Jarek!
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
>> Jarek
>> >>>> >>> Potiuk <
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> ja...@potiuk.com>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > wrote:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > Seems that we have a flood of AI
>> >>>> generated
>> >>>> >>> > >> feature
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> requests
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > for
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > Airflow,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > The issues look somewhat
>> legitimate,
>> >>>> with
>> >>>> >>> > >> somewhat
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> related
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > content,
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > but
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > they are wordy and make no sense
>> >>>> when you
>> >>>> >>> read
>> >>>> >>> > >> > them.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> Some
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > examples:
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > *
>> >>>> >>> > >> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45858
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > *
>> >>>> >>> > >> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45856
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > *
>> >>>> >>> > >> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/45854
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > All of them done by accounts with
>> >>>> short
>> >>>> >>> > history
>> >>>> >>> > >> in
>> >>>> >>> > >> > GH
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> and
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> not
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > much
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> activity
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > before
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > There were quite a few more.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > I suggest we close such issues AND
>> >>>> report
>> >>>> >>> > >> authors
>> >>>> >>> > >> > to
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> GitHub -
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > hopefully
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> we
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > can help to battle the
>> AI-generated
>> >>>> >>> traffic
>> >>>> >>> > >> flood.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > J.
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>> >
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
>> >>>> >>> > >> >
>> >>>> >>> > >>
>> >>>> >>> > >
>> >>>> >>> >
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>>
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