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Re: AI disclosure [was: AI slop "contributions" to IETF working groups]

John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Sat, 14 February 2026 16:11 UTC

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From: John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com>
To: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com>
Subject: Re: AI disclosure [was: AI slop "contributions" to IETF working groups]
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2026, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
> Which bringing it back to Internet Drafts, might well mean that we can't
> accept AI slop because the prompt author has no idea whether they are
> infringing.

That is an excellent point.  We have been fortunate that we have not had 
problems with third parties objecting to borrowed material in I-D's and 
RFCs, and I would like to keep it that way.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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