I would very much like to see Delta Chat adopt a policy like the one that the Zig language adopted recently:
Strict No LLM / No AI Policy
No LLMs for issues.
No LLMs for patches / pull requests.
No LLMs for comments on the bug tracker, including translation.
English is encouraged, but not required. You are welcome to post in your native language and rely on others to have their own translation tools of choice to interpret your words.
Delta Chat is a project meant to help connect people and build community. As many other folks have argued in this thread, LLMs and other contemporary GenAI tools do not do that. They centralize power in the hands of some of the worst people I can think of. These are people who say things like “We see a future where intelligence is metered like electricity.” Also, recent research indicates that usage of an LLM stops new learners from developing skills, and causes atrophy of skills in people who already knew how to do something.
Let’s build tools for people. Let’s provide learning opportunities for new developers. Delta Chat can be a tremendous force for good if we set solid community standards in addition to the excellent technical standards already in place.