Re: AI generated mails

On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM Christian Schneider <cschneid@cschneid.com> wrote: > > Am 23.08.2026 um 20:41 schrieb Osama Aldemeery <aldemeery@gmail.com>: > > Since this isn't the first time this has come up, I'd like to ask whether it's time internals discussed an AI-usage policy? > > > > A written document would tell contributors what is and isn't acceptable here. Whether that is a disccussion, an RFC, or a PR. > > And it would save everyeone from settling it case by case each time. > > > > It is not new ground either...Python, CURL, Linux Kernel, and Fedora (among others) have all faced the same issue, and each landed on a policy. > > > > For reference: > > Python: > > https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/generative-ai > > curl: > > https://curl.se/dev/contribute.html#on-ai-use-in-curl > > Linux kernel: > > https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-assistants.html > > Fedora: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy > > > One little note here: The above seems to concern code contributions like PRs. > I was more talking about the discussions here on the internals mailing list. > > But in the end it applies to both: How do we handle the higher amount of generated code and mails. > And how can guidelines hopefully somewhat protect the limit resources of the PHP maintainers? > > Regards, > - Chris Hi Chris, Yes, and Yes. The examples I gave were really just to make the point that others have landed policies, not to claim they map neatly onto the discussion side. And your two questions are exactly what I was getting at. With AI probably not going anywhere in the foreseeable future, I think it would be better for everyone to have rules that define what is and isn't acceptable in dicussions, RFCs, and PRs. What I was suggesting is a written policy on AI usage...the same route others have already taken. Now I recognize it might be a bit odd for a non-maintainer like me to raise a process/governance question...but I have seen people bring up the same issue in different clothes over the months. So yeah...I think it's worth writing something down. Regards, Osama