From 4602199f6061e90a61bdee235fbf7fc5420d6285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JosJuice Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 10:07:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Contributing.md: Add policy on LLM contributions --- Contributing.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Contributing.md b/Contributing.md index 474b5deb76..49496cf222 100644 --- a/Contributing.md +++ b/Contributing.md @@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ - [Android](#android) - [Help](#help) -# Legal +# Legal and policies Summary: - [Trade secrets](#trade-secrets) +- [Generative AI](#genai) - [Code licensing](#code-licensing) ## Trade secrets @@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ If you know any confidential information related to the GameCube, Wii, or Trifor Also, this probably goes without saying, but piracy is strictly forbidden both on GitHub and in all other Dolphin channels. +## Generative AI + +We accept contributions from humans, not from AI agents. We expect you to understand and take responsibility for code submitted in your name. If a non-trivial part of your contribution is generated using AI, you need to disclose which parts are generated. + +Because large language models are trained on massive amounts of data gathered from the internet, we have to assume that they contain leaked Nintendo information. Therefore, you're not allowed to use LLMs to make changes related to the behavior of the emulated console or to use LLMs to obtain information related to the console. + ## Code licensing If you make any contributions to Dolphin after December 1st, 2014, you are agreeing that any code you have contributed will be licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 (or any later version).