Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution

<figure> <img alt="Googly eyes on a computer motherboard." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/STK414_AI_CVIRGINIA_I__0009_7.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Debian voted to allow developers to use AI tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution's "development, maintenance, [and] documentation." The <a href="https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002?#texte">new policy on AI</a> acknowledges that "responsible" use of AI can improve developers' productivity, and goes on to say, "generative AI is neither exempt from nor subject to special rules beyond the standards already expected of Debian contributors."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The project's voting developers considered several other proposals on how to handle AI, including some that would have banned contributions made using AI tools. As <a href="https://itsfoss.com/news/debian-allows-ai-contribution/"><em>It's FOSS</em></a> reports, some users and contributors aren't happy with the policy, includi …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986789/linux-debian-generative-ai-policy">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>