[gdal-dev] AI/LLM tool policy: failure

[Javier Jimenez Shaw]

Thanks Even.
I found the previous AI policy too naïve. I am totally fine with a much
more strict policy.
As you and other people explained, the situation PR-producer vs reviewer is
completely unbalanced with AI.

Cheers
Javier

On Sun, 12 Apr 2026 at 21:49, Even Rouault via gdal-dev <
gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It was nice trying but I believe we can close the experiment as a
> failure. At least I personally cannot deal with the mental consequences
> in term of reviewing. To make it short, I believe humans aren't designed
> to be at the receiving end of LLM generated content. This is a too
> unnatural relationship. More details in this thread:
> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-April/068204.html
>
> So what to do now... ? Personally I believe I'll give up on reviewing
> LLM generated PRs. If there are other devs with merge rights who want to
> give them a try, please raise your arm. Otherwise, if there are not,
> we'll have to revise the policy to better reflect our wishes and abilities.
>
> Even
>
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