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<p>Hi Board,</p>
<p>no reaction ?</p>
<p>Even</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 08/10/2026 à 20:05, Even Rouault via
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">Hi,</span></div>
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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid4" class="ace-line"
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">(sent
both to discuss, and CC'ed to board mailing list for
information. Please keep the discussion only on -discuss)</span></div>
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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid6" class="ace-line"
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">I
don't think the current position of the foundation of not
taking a firm stance on the matter of AI/LLM, and let each
group decide, can be held anymore. It is becoming increasing
clearer that penetration of AI within our community is toxic,
and require each group to go through the painful process of
defining its own position about the topic, which is very
complicated and drains a lot of energy among community
members. Recently TorchGeo (</span><span
class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z url"><a
href="https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo/pull/4116"
rel="noreferrer noopener" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo/pull/4116</a></span><span
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and QGIS (</span><span
class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z url"><a
href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/387"
rel="noreferrer noopener" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/387</a></span><span
class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">)
had to go for a full ban of AI/LLM use, both for coding and
communication, given the difficulty to frame what exact use of
that technology could be acceptable. I've also noticed in the
incubation committee that nearly all recent submitted
community projects have been largely vibe-coded, which seems
incompatible to the criteria we expect of community projects,
but the committee lacks clear guidance on how to proceed.</span></div>
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">Open
source has always been about doing things differently from
others, and I believe that on AI, we must resist to the trend
of embracing a technology that has so many unknown
consequences, and already very nocuous ones. This falls under
the precautionary principle.</span></div>
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">A
moratorium on AI/LLM use in all OSGeo venues (projects,
committees, communication channels, conferences, etc.) seems
to me to be to be the prudent approach. At least as a
by-default policy. Each group could potentially reframe it,
but by default, I believe groups should be protected. In some
time, when the implications of using those techs will be
better understood, and the landscape will have cleared up a
bit, a potential relaxation can be discussed.</span></div>
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class="author-a-gyz79zz71zz76zez74z3jz90zxvz80zz73zz81zz90z">Even</span></div>
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My software is free, but my time generally not.
LLMs contribute to global warming and brain rot.
Let's guillotine them! "Ah ! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira !"
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.spatialys.com">http://www.spatialys.com</a>
My software is free, but my time generally not.
LLMs contribute to global warming and brain rot.
Let's guillotine them! "Ah ! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira !"
Initiator of <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fuckaifoundation.org">https://fuckaifoundation.org</a></pre>
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