Ladybird Browser Bans Public Pull Requests Over AI-Generated Code Security Risks

In a moment that quietly marks a turning point for open-source culture, the Ladybird Browser project has closed its doors to public code contributions — not out of hostility toward community, but out of a recognition that the old language of trust no longer means what it once did. For decades, a well-crafted patch was a handshake, a signal of effort and good faith; artificial intelligence has made that handshake indistinguishable from a forgery. The project remains open to the world to read and build upon, but the act of writing the browser itself has become, by necessity, a private one.