Re: Dealing with LLMs in IETF discussions draft

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 22:07:57 +0100
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Subject: Re: Dealing with LLMs in IETF discussions draft
To: Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]>,
 Laurence Lundblade <[email protected]>,
 Vittorio Bertola <[email protected]>
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