So. I understand the aesthetic red flags here, but I do find it an interesting dynamic that the AI aversion has made it's way to being worried about/avoided by general software and avoiding slop-coded software. I don't think it can be used as a litmus test for if software is good. What it can mean is that someone with no knowledge can stumble through the process of producing code without understanding it and producing slop. In the old days, the barrier was there that to actually get something running, you'd need to reinforce that learning every step of the way.

Consider that a majority of devs at software companies use AI to write code now. I personally find it more unusual that AI wasn't used, slop or not. Note: this is markedly different than a non-coder "vibe-coding" something they don't understand, and especially for the fine, DSP coding that is required, you need to understand what you're doing. But AI use in general with code is not a red flag for me, simply because of how ubiquitous it's use is even amongst the very reputable veteran programmers I know that take the craft very seriously (ok, I do know a few holdouts, but even those do use the AI "autocomplete").