Looking for examples: do you know any open source projects that have updated their contribution process to handle AI-assisted PRs thoughtfully?
Specifically interested in:
* PR templates that ask for intent/reasoning
* Policies around comprehension checks
* Other methods for adding more friction to creating a PR
Would love to learn from communities already experimenting here
@abbycabs Here's the CPython policy: https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/generative-ai/
And here's the recently merged Django PR template now requiring AI assistance disclosure:
https://github.com/django/django/pull/19594
Ghostty is getting an updated AI policy. AI assisted PRs are now only allowed for accepted issues. Drive-by AI-written PRs will be closed without question. Bad AI drivers will be banned from all future contributions. If you're going to use AI, you better be good. https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/pull/10412
I assume you saw the JOSS changes, which are related but at the level of the software as a whole rather than the level of a PR?
https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/preparing-joss-for-a-generative-ai-future
Miranda Heath
Abby Cabunoc Mayes
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