# elementary OS: Not AI-friendly

> Contributions generated by LLMs and chatbots are banned everywhere, including code, docs, issues and artwork. Machine translation of issue text into English is the only exception.

- What it is: Linux distribution with its own desktop and apps. (Linux distribution)
- Homepage: https://elementary.io/
- Repository: https://github.com/elementary
- Overall stance: Not AI-friendly (Unfriendly). AI-generated contributions are not accepted; at most minor help such as autocomplete or grammar fixes.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/elementary/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: Not AI-friendly
- **Issues & bug reports**: Not AI-friendly
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "This project does not allow contributions generated by large languages models (LLMs) and chatbots." (https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy.md)
- Issues & bug reports: "it applies to all parts of the project, including, but not limited to, code, documentation, issues, and artworks." (https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy.md)
- AI-written text: "nor is it okay to use AI to write pull request descriptions." (https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy.md)

## Sources

- [Generative AI Policy](https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy.md), fetched 2026-10-09