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@@ -18,6 +18,47 @@ The source repository for this project can be found at:
 
    https://opendev.org/openstack/kolla
 
+.. _aicontent:
+
+AI-Generated Content
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In general, please do not submit AI generated content to the Kolla
+project, but some exceptions apply.
+
+The OpenInfra foundation has created a policy for AI Generated content
+at https://openinfra.org/legal/ai-policy which provides useful
+background to the Kolla project's policy, but the Kolla project policy
+differs somewhat.
+
+As a free software project, we are concerned with the copyright
+ownership of the project's source code.  Because most commercially
+available LLMs are not able to indicate whether their output may
+include training data incompatible with Kolla's licences, accepting
+substantial contributions generated by them increases the risk to the
+project.  And because LLM-generated output is not considered
+copyrightable in the United States and other regions, that further
+increases the risk to the project.
+
+In many cases, the code and documentation output from LLMs is not of
+sufficient quality for easy incorporation into Kolla.  A community of
+contributors and reviewers with deep understanding of the project is
+healthier in the long run.  Contributions generated by LLMs without
+that understanding creates more work for the maintainers.
+
+Nevertheless, if you use an LLM to create a very small patch (one that
+would likely not be subject to copyright protection even if generated
+by a human), that's fine, but you must annotate it with the
+`Assisted-By` or `Generated-By` labels.
+
+In short:
+
+* Please do not submit substantial AI-generated content (code or docs)
+* Very small/limited use may be okay if it's not copyrightable
+* Make sure you fully understand the code or docs you are changing
+* If you don't, engage with humans in the Kolla community
+* Any AI-Generated content must have `Assisted-By` or `Generated-By` labels
+
 .. _communication:
 
 Communication