RFC: The Binutils and LLM generated patches

[Howard Chu]

Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Collin,
> 
>> There was discussion on banning AI assisted contributions in glibc that
>> is currently still not resolved [1].
>>
>> I think that ideally the two projects should have the same/similar
>> policy if possible.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> Actually I am secretly hoping that the GNU Binutils project might
> become a trend-setter and push other projects into adopting the
> same or similar stances.

Fwiw, the OpenLDAP Project's submission policies simply ban all AI-generated submissions.
Since we only accept 1st party contributions, and anything spewed from an AI is by definition
3rd party and not original, none of it is admissible.

It's impossible to assert provenance once you accept such garbage into your project.

>> I responded with my thoughts in that thread, which are similar to yours.
>> Given the lack of case law, I am not confident that output of LLMs is
>> copyrightable.
> 
> I have been thinking about this issue for a while, but I have been prompted
> into action as a result of a presentation at this year's GNU Tools Cauldron
> where Krzysztof Siewicz talked about licensing issues and especially the
> issues surrounding LLM generated content:
> 
> https://conf.gnu-tools-cauldron.org/opo25/talk/VMWHG7/
> 
> Cheers
>   Nick
> 
> 


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