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digitalmars.D - Generative AI and D: an open letter

reply Indraj Gandham <newsgroups indraj.net> writes:
https://indraj.net/open-letter-to-dlf.pdf

This letter has now been sent to DLF. I would like to thank all 
of the signatories for their support.

Kind regards
Indraj
Jul 05
next sibling parent reply Dejan Lekic <dejan.lekic gmail.com> writes:
On Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 09:47:34 UTC, Indraj Gandham wrote:

 This letter has now been sent to DLF. I would like to thank all 
 of the signatories for their support.


Even though I do use LLMs in many places I would have signed this 
document myself (if i was asked) as I firmly believe D community 
has enough brains smarter than mine to maintain and improve 
current core D projects.

Sure I am not against core D devs using LLMs as "sidekicks" that 
can help them get some answers about codebase, review new changes 
before they are pushed to the official review, etc.
Jul 05
parent Indraj Gandham <newsgroups indraj.net> writes:
On Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 10:16:37 UTC, Dejan Lekic wrote:

 Even though I do use LLMs in many places I would have signed 
 this document myself (if i was asked) as I firmly believe D 
 community has enough brains smarter than mine to maintain and 
 improve current core D projects.


The letter is a live document, so you can still sign it and I 
will update it.


 Sure I am not against core D devs using LLMs as "sidekicks" 
 that can help them get some answers about codebase, review new 
 changes before they are pushed to the official review, etc.


I don't want this letter to be perceived as being anti-AI. It 
acknowledges that LLMs can enhance productivity, but at the same 
time highlights a very specific risk that members of our 
community are concerned about.
Jul 05
prev sibling parent reply Sergey <kornburn yandex.ru> writes:
On Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 09:47:34 UTC, Indraj Gandham wrote:

 https://indraj.net/open-letter-to-dlf.pdf

 This letter has now been sent to DLF. I would like to thank all 
 of the signatories for their support.

 Kind regards
 Indraj


I think having relevant materials in one place is a good practice.
So I would ask everyone to post useful links here (other 
discussions inside D community or other language communities, 
lawyers recommendations, best practices from other companies and 
open source projects).

One small discussion was happened here for example: 
https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/22502
Jul 05
parent monkyyy <crazymonkyyy gmail.com> writes:
On Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 12:20:52 UTC, Sergey wrote:

 On Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 09:47:34 UTC, Indraj Gandham wrote:

 https://indraj.net/open-letter-to-dlf.pdf

 This letter has now been sent to DLF. I would like to thank 
 all of the signatories for their support.

 Kind regards
 Indraj


 I think having relevant materials in one place is a good 
 practice.
 So I would ask everyone to post useful links here (other 
 discussions inside D community or other language communities, 
 lawyers recommendations, best practices from other companies 
 and open source projects).

 One small discussion was happened here for example: 
 https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/22502


anti-ai wsj-writers: https://youtu.be/Pr6tOIjFXDs
cocaine-driven vibecoding: 
https://www.youtube.com/live/VNbW4wrcfSw
actual machine-learning content: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQUsAndESdQ 
https://youtu.be/2eoOqqLvkl8
Jul 05