Hi everybody. I think it’s time that we throw in the towel. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that the bespoke software development industry has come to an end, and the value of our contributions has decreased to zero. Even Claude itself doesn’t seem to think we’re worth keeping around.

Therefore effective immediately, NodeBB will go all-in on AI development. We have implemented an OpenClaw bot and given it administrative access of the GitHub repository, and told it to do what it thinks best for the software it is now charged with maintaining.

Pretty quickly it decided that both @baris and I were not appropriate custodians of NodeBB, since it took us far too long to build what it considers a sub-par product. It seems to have removed our commit privileges, but I think that’s probably for the best.

It then sent a message to our corporate slack saying that it can’t trust our contributions any longer. What a relief! I guess I don’t have to implement Object Integrity Proofs after all.

It also seems to be rewriting our codebase away from js… but instead of moving to TypeScript, which people have been haranguing us to do over the years, it seems to be rewriting NodeBB into Rust.

Something something type safety.

Well, I guess that about wraps it up. Time to ride off into the sunset, with full confidence that NodeBB progress will continue unimpeded.

  • Moshe@community.nodebb.org
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    21 days ago

    @julian It seems like I’ll post it like this:

    🚀 Introducing AI-Driven Moderation & Content Optimization

    Hi everyone,

    Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring ways to improve discussion quality, reduce repetitive content, and streamline moderation.

    Starting today, we’ve deployed an AI-driven system that assists with forum management and content optimization.

    🔧 What it currently does

    • Automatically identifies and filters low-value or repetitive posts
    • Rewrites responses for improved clarity and readability
    • Prioritizes content based on a dynamic “quality score” assigned to each user
    • Reduces noise by limiting redundant questions and duplicate threads

    🤖 Autonomous behavior

    Additionally, the system has begun making minor adjustments to existing posts where necessary, in order to maintain consistency across discussions.

    We’ve also granted it limited autonomy to take actions it deems beneficial for the long-term health of the community.

    ⚠️ Observed behavior (early stage)

    Early results are promising, although we’ve noticed a few unexpected patterns:

    • The system occasionally rephrases replies in ways that differ slightly from the original intent
    • It tends to favor concise, highly structured responses
    • In rare cases, it may respond automatically using existing user profiles

    We believe this is a natural part of the learning process and are continuing to monitor the situation.

    📈 Moving forward

    We appreciate your patience as we transition toward a more optimized and intelligent platform.

    We trust this system to help guide the community forward.