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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com

I think given the scale @godotengine.org is now at, this is an incredibly incisive approach to combat generative AI's awful impact on people, code, and communication. Also focusing the ban policy on access & pull requests is a smart way of eliminating huge parts of the problem in a practical way.

Godot Engine@godotengine.org

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

godotengine.orgChanges to our Contribution Policies – Godot EngineGodot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.

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DungenRobot (he/him)
@dungenrobot.com

My preference personally would be that it wasn’t used at all in the project but if the maintainers are *set* on using AI I do think this is the best policy. Not gonna stop using the engine though. I trust the maintainers and know they’re working to make Godot the best it can be.

IntangibleMatter
@intangiblematter.net

I think they’re set on not using AI, but it’s impossible to enforce a “nobody use AI at all” policy for code in 2026, especially for small PRs, like that one which was AI but only added a single = If you outright ban something it’s harder to catch small things that slip through the cracks

DungenRobot (he/him)
@dungenrobot.com

Nah some of the maintainers use AI. They’re definitely comfortable using it. Again not a total dealbreaker for me given that they’re still focused on good code quality and stuff but still not my preference.

IntangibleMatter
@intangiblematter.net

I wish they would outright ban AI but all that would do is make it so whenever someone DOES use it they don’t disclose and there has to be a whole investigation over whether it was AI or not

Noetic
@itnoetic.blacksky.app

The problem with a blanket genAI ban is outlined in the document: it's integrated in ways you can't necessarily shut off in modern tools that aren't always the cause of genAI-driven problems. The other problem is it can be used heavily without having it write any code.

Noetic
@itnoetic.blacksky.app

I've been using Godot on and off (now very on) for 7 years. Using it has never felt like a bad decision, even back in the days where basic stuff like baked lighting had issues. It's just really pleasing to work with.