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commit 9d6bdff153840dfd017d29c377caff999e1b76a1 Author: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Wed Jun 11 11:09:24 2025 +0200 doc: add AI policy h/t @dch Adapted from https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50650 --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 0ba7276ba..f229fc106 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -302,6 +302,19 @@ hub checkout link-to-pull-request meaning that you will automatically check out the branch for the pull request, without needing any other steps like setting git upstreams! :sparkles: +## Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models Contributions Policy + +The CouchDB project has a long-standing focus on license compatibility, and +appropriate attribution of source code. AI and LLMs, by their nature, are unable +to provide the necessary assurance, that the generated material is compatible +with the Apache 2 license, or that the material has been appropriately +attributed to the original authors. + +Thus, it is expressly forbidden to contribute material generated by AI, LLMs, +and similar technologies, to the CouchDB project. This includes, but is not +limited to, source code, documentation, commit messages, or any other areas of +the project. + ## Thanks Special thanks to [Hoodie][#gh_hoodie] for the great
