FreeBSD Developer AI Survey Results

A FreeBSD developer survey on AI and LLM use drew 140 responses, with 88% wanting the Project to adopt a policy (49% a formal written policy, 39% light guidance) and 84% wanting AI use disclosed. On AI-assisted code, 35% said it must be disclosed, 25% that it must be reviewed more strictly than human code, 22% that it should be treated like any other contribution, and 16% that it should be rejected outright. The most-requested safeguards were mandatory human review (78%) and mandatory disclosure (69%), while 75% were somewhat or very concerned about copyright and licensing.