Zig bans contributors from using AI to code, debug, or brainstorm. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Zig, an open-source programming language, bans contributors from using AI to code, edit, or debug. Zig president Andrew Kelley said that the AI-generated contributions have "no value whatsoever." "They have negative value, because they take review time away from the team," Kelley said. Zig has put its foot down: No AI code allowed. The open-source programming language is maintained by a 501(c)(3) and a