Zig Creator Andrew Kelley Explains AI Contribution Ban and Move off GitHub

In a JetBrains interview, Zig creator Andrew Kelley explained the project's formal ban on AI contributions and its migration from GitHub to Codeberg. He cited low-quality automated patches, wasted review time, and persistent CI failures on GitHub Actions.

• Zig formally banned AI contributions, calling such patches "garbage" with negative value
• The project moved from GitHub to Codeberg due to persistent CI failures on GitHub Actions
• Kelley contrasted the approach with Bun, which rewrote its codebase from Zig to Rust using AI agents
• Zig powers Ghostty, TigerBeetle, and Uber's cross-compilation infrastructure