RPCS3 Declares War on AI-Generated Code: 'Enough With the Trash'

The team behind RPCS3, the well-known open-source emulator for PlayStation 3, has taken a strong stance against the unchecked integration of artificial intelligence in software development. Through an update to their guidelines, the project has established that every contribution must be fully understood and managed by a human being.

While AI remains a valid tool for research activities or reverse engineering, the team demands that every line of submitted code is verified and under the complete responsibility of the author, categorically excluding the submission of changes made autonomously by bot agents. This move comes after an earnest appeal on social media, where the leaders urged the community to stop submitting what they call "garbage code" generated artificially.

The developers emphasized that there are countless resources available on the web to learn the basics of programming and debugging in a traditional manner. Despite the criticisms received from some tech representatives and automation advocates, the team has proudly reiterated that the project has reached its technological maturity, making over 70% of the PS3 library playable, well before the rise of large language models.

Our guidelines for submitting AI-generated code are now up in our repository! As for all the AI bros seething on our socials, we're simply blocking you. Learn how to debug, code, and leave behind something useful to humanity when you're gone, instead of peddling slop. Link
-- RPCS3 (@rpcs3)
May 11, 2026

The RPCS3 Team's Position

The new rules now impose absolute transparency: anyone using automated tools must explicitly declare it in their request description on GitHub, specifying the extent of AI involvement and the tests conducted. Failure to comply with these criteria will result in the immediate closure of proposals without any review. The goal is to protect the integrity of the software, as untested submissions risk compromising the functionality of the emulator for all end users, while also wasting the time of those who must manage the repository.

The current scenario sees GitHub's infrastructure struggling precisely due to the massive increase of AI agents consuming considerable resources, even leading to limitations in access to support services like Copilot.

This phenomenon is not limited to emulators: other important open-source projects, like cURL, have faced similar issues. In that case, the bug bounty program was halted after being overwhelmed by nonsensical reports generated by tools lacking the context necessary to identify real problems in the code. The message from RPCS3 is clear: collaboration is welcome, but it requires respect for others' time and real technical competence.