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Branden Robinson" > Link: > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar This exceptions language meets my criteria for inclusiveness. The currently worded policy is a workable compromise. Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell > --- > CONTRIBUTING.d/ai | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.d/ai > > diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai b/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000..91d767785 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai > @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ > +Name > + AI - artificial intelligence policy > + > +Description > + It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any > + content that has been created or derived with the assistance of > + AI tools. > + OK. > + This includes AI assistive tools used in the contributing > + process, even if such tools do not directly generate the > + contributed code but are used to derive the contribution. For > + example, AI linters, AI static analyzers, and AI tools that > + summarize input are forbidden. OK. > + > + Exceptions > + As an exception to the above, AI assistive tools which don't > + have any influence on the contribution other than enabling the > + contributor to work with their computer (e.g., screen reader, > + text to speech) --where the contributor verifies the output to > + the best of their ability-- are allowed, and the contributor > + need not disclose their use. OK. > + > + Concerns > + Copyright concerns. > + At this point, the regulations concerning copyright of > + generated contents are still emerging worldwide. Using > + such material could pose a danger of copyright > + violations, but it could also weaken claims to copyright > + and void the guarantees given by copyleft licensing. > + > + Quality concerns. > + Popular LLMs are really great at generating plausibly > + looking, but meaningless content. They pose both the > + risk of lowering the quality of a project, and of > + requiring an unfair human effort from contributors and > + maintainers to review contributions and detect the > + mistakes resulting from the use of AI. > + > + Ethical concerns. > + The business side of AI boom is creating serious ethical > + concerns. Among them: > + > + - Commercial AI projects are frequently indulging in > + blatant copyright violations to train their models. > + - Their operations are causing concerns about the huge > + use of energy, water, and other natural resources. > + - The advertising and use of AI models has caused > + a significant harm to employees and reduction of > + service quality. > + - LLMs have been empowering all kinds of spam and scam > + efforts. > + > +Caveats > + This policy can be revisited, should a case been made over such s/been/be/g > + a tool that does not pose copyright, quality, or ethical > + concerns. > + > +Copyright > + Text derived from --but different than-- the Gentoo project > + AI policy > + . > + > + SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 > > Range-diff against v8: > 1: b40a7c44c ! 1: 999614b18 CONTRIBUTING.d/ai: Add guidelines banning AI for contributing > @@ CONTRIBUTING.d/ai (new) > + > +Description > + It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any > -+ content that has been created with the assistance of AI tools. > ++ content that has been created or derived with the assistance of > ++ AI tools. > + > -+ This also includes AI assistive tools used in the contributing > -+ process, even if such tools do not generate the contributed > -+ code. For example, AI linters, AI static analyzers, and AI > -+ tools that summarize input are forbidden. > -+ > -+ If for some reason, a contributor receives information from an > -+ AI tool unintentionally, it should actively try to not use that > -+ information, and should also disclose the incident when > -+ contributing. > ++ This includes AI assistive tools used in the contributing > ++ process, even if such tools do not directly generate the > ++ contributed code but are used to derive the contribution. For > ++ example, AI linters, AI static analyzers, and AI tools that > ++ summarize input are forbidden. > + > + Exceptions > + As an exception to the above, AI assistive tools which don't > > base-commit: afdd0a64c5bad49d6030ddc488951aeb50f0b88e -- Cheers, Carlos.