AI Pivot Undermines Platform Reliability

When a major platform prioritizes AI features and automation, core engineering and reliability work (e.g., CI, build pipelines, package hosting) can be deprioritized, producing systemic outages that cascade through the open‑source ecosystem and prompt project migrations. The Zig→Codeberg move shows how engineering neglect, combined with opaque prioritization signals, breaks trust in centralized developer infrastructure. — If true and widespread, tech‑company AI pivots become a governance problem—affecting software supply‑chain security, procurement decisions, and the case for decentralized or nonprofit hosting for critical infrastructure.