Oracle (Note: Oracle) has notified OpenJDK developers that the project team may no longer submit AI-generated code.
Oracle stated: “Contributions to the OpenJDK community must not contain content generated by large language models, diffusion models, or deep learning systems. ‘Content’ here includes, but is not limited to, code, text, pull requests, email communications, wikis, and bug reports.”
Oracle explained that the new rule was introduced mainly due to concerns about intellectual property risks, as well as cybersecurity risks and the workload involved in code reviews. Developers may still privately use AI tools to review and debug code and conduct research related to the OpenJDK project, but no AI-generated content may be submitted to the repository.