Re: [SUBMISSION] AI-MIT License 1 .0 — permissive license for AI-generated code

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Independently of any evaluation of the license itself (it was not attached
to the request), I am concerned that the use of "MIT" in the proposed
license name implies an association with Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. As far as I can see the only association is the assertion that
this license continues the spirit of the existing license under that name,
which used the name validly.

Respectfully

Simon
(in a personal capacity)

On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 1:56=E2=80=AFPM Nik <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear OSI License Review Committee,
>
> I am submitting the **AI-MIT License, Version 1.0** for consideration by
> the Open Source Initiative.
>
> ## Summary
>
> The AI-MIT License is a permissive open-source license designed to addres=
s
> a genuine gap: existing licenses were written for human authors and handl=
e
> AI-generated code poorly, creating false implications about authorship an=
d
> copyright status.
>
> The license is deliberately minimal =E2=80=94 it preserves the structure =
and
> permissiveness of the MIT License while adding three targeted changes for
> the AI context.
>
> ## The problem it solves
>
> 1. **False authorship implication.** When `Copyright (c) [year] [author]`
> is applied to fully AI-generated code, it implies human authorship and
> copyright that may not legally exist in most jurisdictions.
>
> 2. **No standard for disclosure.** There is no widely adopted mechanism
> for disclosing whether code is AI-generated, AI-assisted, or
> human-authored. This matters for supply-chain security, regulatory
> compliance (EU AI Act), and intellectual honesty in open source.
>
> 3. **Undefined copyright status.** Fully autonomous AI-generated code (no
> human creative input) is in a legal grey zone in most jurisdictions. A
> license that claims copyright over it is at best misleading, at worst
> invalid.
>
> ## What the license does differently from MIT
>
> The license adds one structural element (the Authorship Declaration) and
> three conditions/clauses:
>
> **Authorship Declaration** =E2=80=94 a required checkbox at the top of th=
e LICENSE
> file with three modes:
> - *Fully AI-generated*: no copyright claimed; code dedicated to public
> domain
> - *AI-assisted*: human-directed, AI-generated; standard copyright applies
> - *Human-authored*: AI used as a tool only; identical to MIT posture
>
> **Condition 2 =E2=80=94 Transparency**: redistribution or use as AI train=
ing data
> must not misrepresent AI origin as human authorship.
>
> **Condition 3 =E2=80=94 No Copyright Claim**: for fully autonomous code, =
explicit
> public domain dedication (with a perpetual irrevocable fallback for
> jurisdictions where public domain dedication is impossible).
>
> **Extended disclaimer**: adds three AI-specific disclaimers about trainin=
g
> data provenance, regulatory compliance, and jurisdictional limitations of
> the authorship declaration.
>
> ## OSD compliance analysis
>
> 1. **Free Redistribution** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no restriction on sale or =
distribution
> 2. **Source Code** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no source restriction
> 3. **Derived Works** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 modification and redistribution =
permitted
> 4. **Integrity of the Author's Source Code** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no patch=
-file
> requirement; attribution preserved
> 5. **No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups** =E2=9C=93
> 6. **No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor** =E2=9C=93
> 7. **Distribution of License** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 same rights apply to a=
ll recipients
> 8. **License Must Not Be Specific to a Product** =E2=9C=93
> 9. **License Must Not Restrict Other Software** =E2=9C=93
> 10. **License Must Be Technology-Neutral** =E2=9C=93
>
> The Transparency condition (Condition 2) requires disclosure of AI origin
> but does not restrict use in any field =E2=80=94 it is an attribution/hon=
esty
> requirement, not a field-of-endeavor restriction.
>
> ## SPDX identifier
>
> We are concurrently requesting the SPDX identifier `AI-MIT-1.0` through
> the SPDX GitHub repository.
>
> ## Repository
>
> The full license text, README, translations, and supporting materials are
> available at:
> https://github.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license
>
> ## A note on meta-context
>
> This license was initially drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic)
> at the direction of a human. We believe this is appropriate and have
> disclosed it in the repository. The license is itself an example of the
> category of work it governs.
>
> We welcome feedback from the committee and the community at large.
>
> Respectfully,
> Nik
> _______________________________________________
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he
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Independently of any evaluation=C2=A0of the license itself=
 (it was not attached to the request), I am concerned that the use of &quot=
;MIT&quot; in the proposed license name implies an association with Massach=
usetts Institute of Technology. As far as I can see the only association is=
 the assertion that this license continues the spirit of the existing licen=
se under that name, which used the name validly.<div><br></div><div>Respect=
fully</div><div><br></div><div>Simon</div><div>(in a personal capacity)</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 1:56=E2=80=AFPM Nik &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">D=
ear OSI License Review Committee,<br><br>I am submitting the **AI-MIT Licen=
se, Version 1.0** for consideration by the Open Source Initiative.<br><br>#=
# Summary<br><br>The AI-MIT License is a permissive open-source license des=
igned to address a genuine gap: existing licenses were written for human au=
thors and handle AI-generated code poorly, creating false implications abou=
t authorship and copyright status.<br><br>The license is deliberately minim=
al =E2=80=94 it preserves the structure and permissiveness of the MIT Licen=
se while adding three targeted changes for the AI context.<br><br>## The pr=
oblem it solves<br><br>1. **False authorship implication.** When `Copyright=
 (c) [year] [author]` is applied to fully AI-generated code, it implies hum=
an authorship and copyright that may not legally exist in most jurisdiction=
s.<br><br>2. **No standard for disclosure.** There is no widely adopted mec=
hanism for disclosing whether code is AI-generated, AI-assisted, or human-a=
uthored. This matters for supply-chain security, regulatory compliance (EU =
AI Act), and intellectual honesty in open source.<br><br>3. **Undefined cop=
yright status.** Fully autonomous AI-generated code (no human creative inpu=
t) is in a legal grey zone in most jurisdictions. A license that claims cop=
yright over it is at best misleading, at worst invalid.<br><br>## What the =
license does differently from MIT<br><br>The license adds one structural el=
ement (the Authorship Declaration) and three conditions/clauses:<br><br>**A=
uthorship Declaration** =E2=80=94 a required checkbox at the top of the LIC=
ENSE file with three modes:<br>- *Fully AI-generated*: no copyright claimed=
; code dedicated to public domain<br>- *AI-assisted*: human-directed, AI-ge=
nerated; standard copyright applies<br>- *Human-authored*: AI used as a too=
l only; identical to MIT posture<br><br>**Condition 2 =E2=80=94 Transparenc=
y**: redistribution or use as AI training data must not misrepresent AI ori=
gin as human authorship.<br><br>**Condition 3 =E2=80=94 No Copyright Claim*=
*: for fully autonomous code, explicit public domain dedication (with a per=
petual irrevocable fallback for jurisdictions where public domain dedicatio=
n is impossible).<br><br>**Extended disclaimer**: adds three AI-specific di=
sclaimers about training data provenance, regulatory compliance, and jurisd=
ictional limitations of the authorship declaration.<br><br>## OSD complianc=
e analysis<br><br>1. **Free Redistribution** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no restric=
tion on sale or distribution<br>2. **Source Code** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no s=
ource restriction<br>3. **Derived Works** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 modification =
and redistribution permitted<br>4. **Integrity of the Author&#39;s Source C=
ode** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 no patch-file requirement; attribution preserved<=
br>5. **No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups** =E2=9C=93<br>6. **No =
Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor** =E2=9C=93<br>7. **Distribution =
of License** =E2=9C=93 =E2=80=94 same rights apply to all recipients<br>8. =
**License Must Not Be Specific to a Product** =E2=9C=93<br>9. **License Mus=
t Not Restrict Other Software** =E2=9C=93<br>10. **License Must Be Technolo=
gy-Neutral** =E2=9C=93<br><br>The Transparency condition (Condition 2) requ=
ires disclosure of AI origin but does not restrict use in any field =E2=80=
=94 it is an attribution/honesty requirement, not a field-of-endeavor restr=
iction.<br><br>## SPDX identifier<div><br>We are concurrently requesting th=
e SPDX identifier `AI-MIT-1.0` through the SPDX GitHub repository.<br><br>#=
# Repository</div><div><br>The full license text, README, translations, and=
 supporting materials are available at: =C2=A0<br><a href=3D"https://github=
.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ai=
-mit-license/ai-mit-license</a><br><br>## A note on meta-context</div><div>=
<br>This license was initially drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropi=
c) at the direction of a human. We believe this is appropriate and have dis=
closed it in the repository. The license is itself an example of the catego=
ry of work it governs.<br><br>We welcome feedback from the committee and th=
e community at large.<br><br>Respectfully, =C2=A0<font color=3D"#888888"><f=
ont color=3D"#888888"><br>Nik=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></font></div></div>
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