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contributor-guide/submit-changes: add policy on AI generated code

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requirement or standard for these so please check the documentation for the
layers you are contributing to.
Acceptance of AI Generated Code
===============================
The Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded follow the guidance of the Linux Foundation
in regards to the use of generative AI tools. See:
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/generative-ai.
All of the existing guidelines in this document are expected to be followed,
including in the :doc:`recipe-style-guide`, and contributing the changes with
additional requirements to the items in section
:ref:`contributor-guide/submit-changes:Implement and commit changes`.
All AI Generated Code must be labeled as such in the commit message,
prior to your ``Signed-off-by`` line. It is also strongly recommended,
that any patches or code within the commit also have a comment or other
indication that this code was AI generated.
For example, here is a properly formatted commit message::
component: Add the ability to ...
AI-Generated: Uses GitHub Copilot
Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.name@domain>
The ``Signed-off-by`` line must be written by you, and not the AI helper.
As a reminder, when contributing a change, your ``Signed-off-by`` line is
required and the stipulations in the `Developer's Statement of Origin
1.1 <https://developercertificate.org/>`__ still apply.
Additionally, you must stipulate AI contributions conform to the Linux
Foundation policy, specifically:
#. Contributors should ensure that the terms and conditions of the generative AI
tool do not place any contractual restrictions on how the tool's output can
be used that are inconsistent with the project's open source software
license, the project's intellectual property policies, or the Open Source
Definition.
#. If any pre-existing copyrighted materials (including pre-existing open
source code) authored or owned by third parties are included in the AI tool's
output, prior to contributing such output to the project, the Contributor
should confirm that they have permission from the third party
owners -- such as the form of an open source license or public domain
declaration that complies with the project's licensing policies -- to use and
modify such pre-existing materials and contribute them to the project.
Additionally, the contributor should provide notice and attribution of such
third party rights, along with information about the applicable license
terms, with their contribution.