Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Annotating patches containing AI-assisted code

[Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 03:51:48PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 03:11:47PM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > b) seems kind of too late
> 
> Why?

One cannot assume at this point AI generated code has not been merged
into any large scale open source project.

I am also not sure it can be stopped.

> > c) If something like the Generated-by tag is used, and we trust it, then
> >    if we do want to side against merging AI generated code, that's perhaps our
> >    only chance at blocking that type of code. Its however not bullet proof.
> 
> Nothing is bullet proof.  ;-)

Agreed, and I think the legal concerns over AI code use are just as weak. I
just don't see it holidng up long term.

My expectations are that eventually foundation AI models will simply state they
use permissively licensed code for training, and be done with these concerns.

Until then -- we just have wild speculations and I can't see any
sensible case ending up in court wanting to avoid AI code in open source.

> At the same time, I have no idea whether or not a Generated-by tag is
> a good idea.

I do that to make it crystal clear for a project maintainer when I use it.

  Luis