| # AI usage |
| |
| > [!NOTE] |
| > The modern (as of 2026-06) AI is a misnomer, |
| > - it is not conscious / not a consciousness, |
| > - it is not sentient, |
| > - it is not intelligent, |
| > - it does not think, |
| > - it does not understand the code, |
| > - it is merely a next-token guesser, |
| > |
| > ... therefore it is merely an (hyper-) advanced IDE. |
| |
| > [!NOTE] |
| > A contribution is any externally-observable interaction with a project. |
| |
| > [!CAUTION] |
| > Failure to follow the following rules *may* result in repercussions, |
| > possibly without a prior warning. |
| |
| Rules: |
| 1. It is acceptable to use AI when producing contributions. |
| > [!WARNING] |
| > Any and all AI usage **MUST** be fully and explicitly disclosed |
| > in **every** contribution. |
| 2. All contributions shall be done by conscious, sentient beings. |
| Fully autonomous contributions by bots are prohibited[^1]. |
| > [!WARNING] |
| > Dear contributor, the AI is *your* *tool*, and its output is for *your* |
| > *consumption*. It is **your** responsibility to consume said output, |
| > interpret it, and then produce the contribution itself. |
| > **DO NOT** just query it and post the output, |
| > *especially* so for all non-code contributions! |
| 3. The contributor (conscious, sentient being) solely bears |
| the whole responsibility for the contribution, |
| they must understand the problem, and the solution, |
| and be able to constructively argue about it. |
| "well, AI said so, therefore it is" is not an acceptable approach. |
| |
| [^1]: Unless explicitly allowed by maintainers on case-by-case basis |
| *before* the contribution is submitted, |
| in which case the bot owner (conscious, sentient being) |
| is recognized as the de facto contributor. |
| E.g. https://github.com/apps/dependabot is allowed. |
