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Debian Votes To Allow "Responsible Use Of Generative AI"
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2026
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There is no such thing as "responsible use of GenAI". That said, I understand the decision in the face of even Linus Torvalds allowing AI-generated code into the kernel. If Debian would have banned AI code entirely they would have had to fork every single thing they include in their distro, wipe the AI code from it, and then work to develop it further themselves. It would be too gargantuan a task.
None of the proposals would have banned AI usage in upstream projects, but banning AI usage in the context of the Debian project was on the table
There is. Local models trained only on clearly copy left licensed data.
But this isn't that. This is very irresponsible