# The 89% Problem: How LLMs Are Resurrecting the "Dormant Majority" of Open Source

DevFeed: [The 89% Problem: How LLMs Are Resurrecting the "Dormant Majority" of Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-89-problem-how-llms-are-resurrecting-the-dormant-majority-of-open-source-8005.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/llms-resurrecting-open-source-dormant-majority/>)

Author: Noa Yaffe-Ermoza; Liran Tal; Ezra Tanzer

Published: 2026-03-04T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-coding.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

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## AI overview

The article examines how LLM-powered coding assistants can revive abandoned and obscure open source packages by selecting them from patterns in broad training data rather than relying on popularity or maintenance signals. It argues that package health intelligence is important for identifying supply chain security risks in the open source ecosystem.

## Source excerpt

AI coding assistants are resurrecting millions of abandoned open source packages. Learn how LLMs expose the "Dormant Majority" and why package health intelligence is critical for supply chain security.