# Fedora: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI-assisted contributions are allowed. Contributors are fully accountable for them and must disclose AI use when a significant part comes from a tool unchanged.

- What it is: Community Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat. (Linux distribution)
- Homepage: https://fedoraproject.org/
- Overall stance: AI-friendly with conditions (Mostly friendly). AI-assisted contributions are accepted with extra rules, such as disclosing AI use, or AI is banned for issues or written text.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/fedora/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; Contributor takes full responsibility; Output must be license-compatible)
- **Issues & bug reports**: No AI policy
- **AI-written text**: No AI policy

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "You MAY use AI assistance for contributing to Fedora, as long as you follow the principles described below." (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy/)
- Code contributions: "You MUST disclose the use of AI tools when the significant part of the contribution is taken from a tool without changes." (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy/)
- Code contributions: "Contributing to Fedora means vouching for the quality, license compliance, and utility of your submission." (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy/)

## Sources

- [AI-Assisted Contributions Policy :: Fedora Docs](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy/), fetched 2026-10-09