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envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=pbonzini@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -24 X-Spam_score: -2.5 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.442, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1758556184095116600 The AI policy in QEMU is not about content generators, it is about generated content. Other uses are explicitly not covered. Rename the policy and cla= rify its scope in the TL;DR section, as a matter of convenience to the reader. Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrang=C3=A9 Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini Reviewed-by: Alex Benn=C3=A9e Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi --- docs/devel/code-provenance.rst | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst b/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst index b5aae2e2532..dba99a26f64 100644 --- a/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst +++ b/docs/devel/code-provenance.rst @@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ Such tools are acceptable to use, provided there is cle= arly defined copyright and licensing for their output. Note in particular the caveats applying to= AI content generators below. =20 -Use of AI content generators -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Use of AI-generated content +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =20 TL;DR: =20 @@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ TL;DR: believed to include or derive from AI generated content. This includes ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Llama and similar tools.** =20 + **This policy does not apply to other uses of AI, such as researching AP= Is + or algorithms, static analysis, or debugging, provided their output is n= ot + included in contributions.** + The increasing prevalence of AI-assisted software development results in a number of difficult legal questions and risks for software projects, inclu= ding QEMU. Of particular concern is content generated by `Large Language Models @@ -322,10 +326,6 @@ The QEMU project thus requires that contributors refra= in from using AI content generators on patches intended to be submitted to the project, and will decline any contribution if use of AI is either known or suspected. =20 -This policy does not apply to other uses of AI, such as researching APIs or -algorithms, static analysis, or debugging, provided their output is not to= be -included in contributions. - Examples of tools impacted by this policy includes GitHub's CoPilot, OpenA= I's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Code Llama, and code/content generation agents which are built on top of such tools. --=20 2.51.0