# SDL Project bans AI > Source: > Published: 2026-08-31 17:39:56+00:00 | `1` | | `-` AI must not be used to generate code for contributions to this project. | | `1` | `+` Generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), should not be used in | | `2` | `+` any way when contributing to SDL. | `2` | `3` | | `3` | | `-`"AI" in this case means a Large Language Model ("LLM"), such as ChatGPT, | `4` | | `-` Claude, Copilot, Grok, etc. | `5` | | `-` | `6` | | `-` AI-generated code is based upon sources of unknown origins and may not be | `7` | | `-` compatible with the Zlib license, or may introduce conflicting license terms | `8` | | `-` if they include code from other projects. | `9` | | `-` | `10` | | `-` AI can be used to identify issues with contributions to this project, but the | `11` | | `-` solutions to those issues should be authored by humans. | `12` | | `-` | `13` | | `-` We have found that AI will frequently hallucinate issues that are not actually | `14` | | `-` problems in practice, report incorrect information, and describe problems that | `15` | | `-` are actually not issues at all. If AI identifies a problem with this codebase, | `16` | | `-` please make sure you understand what it is saying and have independently | `17` | | `-` confirmed that the issue exists before submitting a bug report or pull request. | | `4` | `+` We want our code to be art. We want to interact with real humans. Please don't | | `5` | `+` submit AI-generated comments or code in bug reports or pull requests. We | | `6` | `+` understand some people consider AI to be a useful tool, but we want to connect | | `7` | `+` with you, not your computer. | `18` | `8` | | `19` | `9` | Any pull request to this project will ask you to confirm that you are the | `20` | | `-` author and that you are contributing your changes under the Zlib license. | | `10` | `+` author and that you are contributing your changes under the zlib license. | | `11` | `+` |