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Re: Dealing with LLMs in IETF discussions draft

Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com> Tue, 11 August 2026 23:38 UTC

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From: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:38:04 -0400
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Subject: Re: Dealing with LLMs in IETF discussions draft
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I can't see the problem with people using AI to write drafts provided that
AI generated code using the draft as input is shown to interoperate (extra
points if it is also functional).

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