[Board] Request for a moratorium on AI/LLM use within OSGeo

[Even Rouault]

Hi Board,

no reaction ?

Even

Le 08/10/2026 à 20:05, Even Rouault via Board a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> (sent both to discuss, and CC'ed to board mailing list for 
> information. Please keep the discussion only on -discuss)
>
> 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 
> (https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo/pull/4116) and QGIS 
> (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/387) 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Even
> -- 
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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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http://www.spatialys.com
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 ofhttps://fuckaifoundation.org
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