QGIS bans AI assisted contributions
The QGIS project has officially banned the use of AI-assisted contributions in its codebase. This policy change reflects growing concerns within open-source communities regarding the quality, security, and authorship of AI-generated code.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant trend in open-source software governance as projects grapple with the integration of generative AI tools.
Code Issues 3 ( 3 ) Pull requests 12 ( 12 ) Actions Projects Wiki Security and quality Insights More items Add QEP428: No ai contributions permitted - # 387 # 387 Merged nyalldawson merged 2 commits into qgis:master qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals:master from nyalldawson:qep_428 nyalldawson/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals:qep_428 Copy head branch name to clipboard Oct 7, 2026 Conversation Commits 2 ( 2 ) Checks Files changed Merged Add QEP428: No ai contributions permitted # 387 nyalldawson merged 2 commits into qgis:master qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals:master from nyalldawson:qep_428 nyalldawson/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals:qep_428 Copy head branch name to clipboard Conversation nyalldawson commented Sep 24, 2026 Copy link Copy Markdown Contributor Followup discussion at https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-September/068576.html .
This formally changes the AI policy to a strict "NOT ALLOWED" policy.
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