Here's my proposal for voluntary disclosure of AI tool usage in published OCaml code. Are any other language ecosystems doing this? I'd love to hear about them if so! https://anil.recoil.org/notes/opa...
@nprofile1q... the Linux kernel requires the use of Assisted-By tags in git commits https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-assistants.html#attribution. (be careful when parsing, this is used to declare both AI assistance *and* regular analysis tools like `sparse`. AI is distinguished by having an `AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION` format).
Also some AI tools add a Co-authored-by tag. Adding support for parsing these conventions may help in classifying existing code/commits (at least in the 'unknown' -> 'ai-assisted' direction).
It is also useful to list what *cannot* be used as an indicator of AI assistance, e.g. the presence of a `CLAUDE.md` file and similar. I've seen projects that added such a file containing and instructed the AI to refuse to contribute to that repository (and for Claude sometimes including the official refusal magic string).
Although the presence of such a file could still be used to issue a warning, or a hint when trying to update the classification of `unknown` disclosure states.
Also some AI tools add a Co-authored-by tag. Adding support for parsing these conventions may help in classifying existing code/commits (at least in the 'unknown' -> 'ai-assisted' direction).
It is also useful to list what *cannot* be used as an indicator of AI assistance, e.g. the presence of a `CLAUDE.md` file and similar. I've seen projects that added such a file containing and instructed the AI to refuse to contribute to that repository (and for Claude sometimes including the official refusal magic string).
Although the presence of such a file could still be used to issue a warning, or a hint when trying to update the classification of `unknown` disclosure states.
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