#81 2026-08-18 04:27:24

johnraff

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Re: AI discussions

^worth sharing.

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greenjeans

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Re: AI discussions

Pertinent to this subject, Debian voted on a new general resolution about AI, the winner was option #5 which basically says they neither endorse nor condemn it's use and developers are free to use it but asks that they do so responsibly. Scroll about halfway down that page for #5, and to the bottom for results.
https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002#texta
Snippet:

"Debian neither endorses nor prohibits the use of generative AI tools in the development, maintenance, or documentation of software, packaging, documentation, and other media published within the Debian Project. We recognize that such tools can substantially improve the productivity of contributors when used responsibly, allowing volunteers to spend more of their limited time on work that requires technical expertise, judgment, review, and collaboration.

The Debian Project nevertheless expects that all contributions submitted to Debian, regardless of how and with which tools they were produced, satisfy the same standards of quality, correctness, maintainability, and legal compliance. The use of a generative AI tool does not diminish the contributor's responsibility for the work they submit. Contributors are expected to understand, review, test, and, where appropriate, modify AI-assisted output before incorporating it into Debian. Blindly accepting or uploading AI-generated material without appropriate human review is inconsistent with Debian's established development practices. We encourage our contributors to disclose whether a contribution was made with AI assitance, but do not require them to do so."

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From: Upstairs

Registered: 2015-08-20

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Re: AI discussions

Personally I would have preferred:

Blindly accepting or uploading AI-generated material without appropriate human review is inconsistent with Debian's established development practices. You must make a disclosure if a contribution was made with AI assistance."

But it is a good #5 regardless

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