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Expand Up @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ projects may -- at their discretion -- hide or close issues, pull requests, or
other contributions that are made totally or in part through generative AI
tooling.

This is especially important when you communicate through issues, comments or Slack.
We want to hear your ideas, not just what an LLM generates, even if your English
or communication skills are not 'perfect'.

The human driving any contribution is responsible for ensuring that LLM-generated
content aligns with project guidelines and policies, especially this Generative AI
document and the aforementioned Linux Foundation Generative AI Policy.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -43,11 +47,11 @@ output as the sole basis for their contributions.

Examples of this include:

- Copying and pasting LLM output into issues or pull requests without any
- Copying and pasting LLM output into Slack, issues or pull requests without any
additional context or explanation.
- Reviewing existing pull requests solely via
LLMs, or using LLMs to respond to issues without any additional context or
explanation.
LLMs, or using LLMs to respond to issues or Slack messages without any additional
context or explanation.

### Human Responsibility and Control

Expand All @@ -63,6 +67,9 @@ to the OpenTelemetry project.
To help foster transparency and collaboration, a human who contributes content that
was primarily created by generative AI tools should freely and openly disclose this fact.

For code contributions, the recommended method to disclose this is an 'Assisted-by:' commit
message trailer that includes the model used (e.g. `Assisted-By: ChatGPT 5.2`).

## Frequently Asked Questions - Contributors

_Q: Can I use LLMs to help me write code, documentation, or tests?_
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -122,3 +129,25 @@ create a contribution?_

Yes. Knowing when these tools are used can help project maintainers
to more effectively perform their duties.

_Q. What are best practices to help enforce these guidelines?_

You may add a link to this policy and a checkbox to PR templates and automated
messages for first-time contributors.

To help with disclosure on code contributions, you may also add an
[AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/) file which includes wording like the following:

```md
## Commit formatting

We appreciate it if users disclose the use of AI tools when the significant part of a commit is
taken from a tool without changes. When making a commit this should be disclosed through an
Assisted-by: commit message trailer.

Examples:

Assisted-by: ChatGPT 5.2
Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.5
```