# Codeberg votes to ban AI-generated projects and prohibits use of user code for AI training > Source: > Published: 2026-07-24 20:05:37+00:00 # Codeberg votes to ban AI-generated projects and prohibits use of user code for AI training According to The Register, Codeberg e.V., the Berlin-based non-profit overseeing the open-source code hosting service, voted to ban 'vibe-coded' (AI-generated) projects and declared that it would not use users' code or data for AI training. Authors of the policy argue that LLM training externalizes costs on communities through increased hardware prices and energy consumption, citing SSD costs that have risen from €700 to €3,700 in recent years. ## Topics ## Sources - Press [Read article](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/codeberg-gives-vibe-coded-projects-the-toss-promotes-human-floss/5277717) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.