A satirical RFC-style document proposing disclosure, quality, and behavioral standards for AI-generated contributions to open source projects. Written in formal IETF RFC format, it defines 'Artificial Contributors' and their 'Operators', then lays out requirements covering mandatory AI disclosure, code quality (must build, tests must actually pass, no hallucinated APIs), conduct (no sycophantic apologies, no retaliating against maintainers), rate limits, and operator accountability. The security section wryly notes that the spec only constrains contributors already willing to comply, and the implementation appendix confirms no AI currently implements it — though several have summarized it approvingly.
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Abstract #1. Introduction #2. Terminology #3. Disclosure #4. Quality #5. Conduct #6. Rate and Identity #7. Operator Responsibilities #8. Security Considerations #9. References #Appendix A. Detection #Appendix B. Implementation Status #Acknowledgements #Sort: