QGIS Implements Moratorium On AI-Generated Code Contributions
The QGIS project has banned the submission of AI-generated code to its codebase, requiring all contributions to be authored by humans to ensure technical integrity and avoid licensing conflicts.
QGIS has implemented a moratorium on code generated by artificial intelligence tools. This policy applies to all contributions submitted to the geographic information system codebase.
No AI code.
Under these new guidelines, contributors must ensure all submitted code is written by human developers. The project states that AI tools can introduce vulnerabilities, inaccuracies, or complex licensing issues that are difficult for maintainers to verify. By mandating human authorship, the development team keeps oversight over the technical integrity of the project.
This restriction is currently included in the project's official enhancement proposals. The guidance states that the history and authorship of the codebase must remain transparent to avoid intellectual property conflicts. You are expected to rewrite or verify any work drafted with AI-assisted tools before proposing changes.
The development team will continue to evaluate the impact of this moratorium on project workflows.