# COSMIC bans AI-written contributions; GNOME debate continues

> System76’s COSMIC project requires contributors to certify they used no AI-generated material. A GNOME developer says the project should accept AI-generated bug reports.

Oossa · 2026-10-07 · https://oossa.com/en/cosmic-bans-ai-written-contributions-gnome-debate-continues

System76 has updated the COSMIC desktop project’s contribution rules to bar AI-generated code, comments, documentation and submission descriptions. Contributors must certify that they have not included material generated by a large language model, or LLM—an AI system that generates text and code.

GNOME has similar restrictions in some projects, but developer Michael Catanzaro argues that it should accept AI-generated bug reports, including reports that may help uncover security flaws. The article does not say that GNOME has adopted his proposal.

## The facts

- COSMIC contributors must certify that their submissions contain no LLM-generated content.
- GNOME Calendar and GNOME Extensions also restrict AI-generated contributions.

## Why it matters

People submitting code to COSMIC must write the contribution materials themselves, while GNOME users and researchers still do not know whether the project will accept AI-generated bug reports.

## Sources & references

1. [COSMIC shuts the door on AI code as GNOME debates letting bug reports in](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/07/cosmic-shuts-the-door-on-ai-code-as-gnome-debates-letting-bug-reports-in/5301141) – The Register, 2026-10-07

Last updated: 2026-10-07