2026-08-07 19:28 UTC
Oracle has banned AI-generated code from OpenJDK contributions, citing safety, security, and intellectual property risks. The open-source Java project steward said developers can use LLMs privately for debugging and reviewing code but cannot submit AI-generated material to repositories, pull requests, or other project channels.
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/03/as-larry-ellison-bets-the-farm-oracle-says-it-loves-ai-written-code-just-not-in-openjdk/5281851 and https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/oracle-bans-ai-generated-code-from-openjdk-despite-ellison-s-claim-oracle-isn-t-writing-its-own-code
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@saustrup@mstdn.dk 2026-08-07 19:32
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I now hate Oracle a tiny bit less than a moment ago.
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@phaedral@beige.party 2026-08-07 19:34
@nixCraft@mastodon.social people scoffed when #Debian made that kind of an announcement. How do folks think about Oracle?