AI-sucks-butt repository gains 1,738 GitHub stars in one day

The repository reached 2,776 stars on September 17, up from 1,038 the day before, according to GitHub data.

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The GitHub repository 'ai-sucks-butt/ai-sucks-butt' gained 1,738 stars between September 16 and September 17, 2026, reaching 2,776 total stars, according to GitHub data.^[1] The repository, described in its Python code as 'If you think AI sucks, star the repo,' stood at 1,038 stars on September 16 before the single-day surge.^[1] The jump represents a roughly 167 percent increase in stars over 24 hours, by this paper's arithmetic. No other activity or advisory was recorded on the repository in the available data.^[1]

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ai-sucks-butt/ai-sucks-butt stars: 2,776 stars, Python: If you think AI sucks, star the repo. as of 2026-09-17 (was 1,038 on 2026-09-16). · DRM3 GitHub activity the fact record

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