Re: [PHP-DEV] AI generated mails

On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM Christian Schneider <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> Am 23.08.2026 um 20:41 schrieb Osama Aldemeery <[email protected]>:
> > 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