From 1c7cc7946b4e70473b2dd0d1fc144fc03293a557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Deane Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:12:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] :page_facing_up: Add AI policy to `CONTRIBUTING.md` Problem: - Open source projects are increasingly facing AI-generated contributions. We have no clear policy on this matter. Solution: - Add a policy statement to `CONTRIBUTING.md`. Note: - We state the policy as clearly and objectively as possible without subjective argument or justification. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 2b83522..6248f9f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -60,3 +60,17 @@ Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your commit automatically with `git commit -s`. + +### Use of AI in contributions + +The current policy of this project is to decline any contributions which are +believed to include or derive from AI generated content. This includes ChatGPT, +Claude, Copilot, Llama and similar tools. + +Contributors should refrain from including AI-/LLM-generated content in pull +requests submitted to this project. Any pull request which is known or suspected +to include such content will be declined and closed. + +This policy does not apply to other uses of AI such as research or debugging, +provided their output is not included in contributions. +