F-Droid sample finds 74 apps mostly AI-written

This is a provocative snapshot rather than a census, but it highlights how open-source distribution no longer guarantees human-maintained software.

• –Ratings were based on recent commits, repository artifacts, AI disclosures, agent infrastructure, and project branding.
• –The study did not perform deep code-quality analysis or inspect each project’s full history.
• –F-Droid can verify that apps are built from source, but cannot establish how that source was authored.
• –The real concern is opaque AI use combined with weak review and uncertain long-term maintainability.
• –Transparent AI-use disclosures could help users distinguish assisted development from largely automated “vibe-coded” projects.