ESLint Ends Paid Contributor Program as AI Upends Open Source Collaboration

Summary

ESLint is retiring its contributor pool, a paid program that ran for five years, citing AI-generated issues and pull requests and disputes over whether AI-assisted work deserved payment. Zakas announced the decision on November 13, saying the program had paid outside contributors more than $51,000. The program is discontinued effective immediately, though ESLint's AI usage policy still permits AI-assisted contributions with disclosure.