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"textContent": "> So while one could in theory be a valid contributor that makes use of LLMs, **from the perspective of contributor poker it’s simply irrational for us to bet on LLM users while there’s a huge pool of other contributors that don’t present this risk factor**.\n>\n> The people who remarked on how it’s impossible to know if a contribution comes from an LLM or not have completely missed the point of this policy and are clearly unaware of contributor poker.\n>\n> **For us the ability to provide contributors with an engaging ecosystem where they can improve their systems thinking and interact with other competent, trusted and prolific engineers is a critical aspect of our business model.**\n>\n> As I’ve mentioned before, Zig is able to punch well above its funding class because we put huge effort in thinking about technical, social and business management issues that surround the project.\n>\n> FROM:\n>\n> kristoff.it\n>\n> Contributor Poker and Zig's AI Ban\n>\n> Source\n\nContributor Poker is playing the player, not the code/cards.\n\nThey’re building a self-sustaining ecosystem of maintainers. That’s what they need _you_ for, not for your one specific contribution. They want your mind, not your code.",
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