Re: Policy regarding CTAN/TeX Live packages generated by AI?

Christophe Jorssen <[email protected]> Thu, 21 May 2026 10:48:44 +0200
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Le mer. 20 mai 2026 à 22:31, Karl Berry <[email protected]> a écrit :
>     I would like to know if there is an official policy or ongoing
>     discussion within the TeX Live / CTAN community
>
> 1) TeX Live and CTAN are two different things, with different people
> involved. For an answer about CTAN, you should write [email protected].
>
> 2) For TeX Live, no official policy has been stated. We will discuss.
>
> I think it's safe to say that, at a minimum, if we do accept packages or
> changes including AI-generated code, a human must still take full
> responsibility for all of the material, both legal and technical. Just
> like when LLMs are not involved.
>

Hi Karl,

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.

Your answer is perfectly clear. I completely agree that a human must
take full technical and legal responsibility, regardless of whether
generative AI was used during development.

Thanks again for your insights.

Best regards,

Christophe