<div dir="ltr">For some reason, it isnt showing the yellow highlight it was,</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 4:16\u202fPM PTFS <<a href="mailto:pfts.offical@gmail.com">pfts.offical@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="max-width:100%"><span style="max-width:100%;line-height:29px;width:100%;height:100%;font-size:16px;color:black">I just want to note that the author may have used ChatGPT, and ZeroGPT indicates the text is approximately 59.7% AI-generated.
That said, using AI doesn\u2019t break any OSI rules. However, it\u2019s worth mentioning because this license could still be challenged under the Open Source Definition (OSD).
I\u2019m highlighting this only for context, the AI patterns (shown in yellow in the full text) don\u2019t make it invalid, but they could make reviewers scrutinize it more closely, which may increase the chance of AI-MIT getting rejected, The Full Text i will show it right now : </span><span style="font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center">Dear OSI License Review Committee,</span></div><span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
</span>I am submitting the **AI-MIT License, Version 1.0** for consideration by the Open Source Initiative.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
</span>## Summary<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
</span>The AI-MIT License is a permissive open-source license designed to address a genuine gap: existing licenses were written for human authors and handle AI-generated code poorly, creating false implications about authorship and copyright status.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
</span>The license is deliberately minimal \u2014 it preserves the structure and permissiveness of the MIT License while adding three targeted changes for the AI context.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
## The problem it solves
1. **</span>False authorship implication.** When `Copyright (c) [year] [author]` is applied to fully AI-generated code, it implies human authorship and copyright that may not legally exist in most jurisdictions.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
2. **</span>No standard for disclosure.** There is no widely adopted mechanism for disclosing whether code is AI-generated, AI-assisted, or human-authored.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span>This matters for supply-chain security, regulatory compliance (EU AI Act), and intellectual honesty in open source.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
3. **</span>Undefined copyright status.** Fully autonomous AI-generated code (no human creative input) is in a legal grey zone in most jurisdictions.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span>A license that claims copyright over it is at best misleading, at worst invalid.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
## What the license does differently from MIT
The license adds one structural element (the Authorship Declaration) and three conditions/clauses:
**</span>Authorship Declaration** \u2014 a required checkbox at the top of the LICENSE file with three modes:<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
- *</span>Fully AI-generated*: no copyright claimed; code dedicated to public domain<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
- *</span>AI-assisted*: human-directed, AI-generated; standard copyright applies<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
- *</span>Human-authored*: AI used as a tool only; identical to MIT posture<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
**</span>Condition 2 \u2014 Transparency**: redistribution or use as AI training data must not misrepresent AI origin as human authorship.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
**</span>Condition 3 \u2014 No Copyright Claim**: for fully autonomous code, explicit public domain dedication (with a perpetual irrevocable fallback for jurisdictions where public domain dedication is impossible).<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
**</span>Extended disclaimer**: adds three AI-specific disclaimers about training data provenance, regulatory compliance, and jurisdictional limitations of the authorship declaration.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
## OSD compliance analysis
1. **Free Redistribution** \u2713 \u2014 no restriction on sale or distribution
2. **Source Code** \u2713 \u2014 no source restriction
3. **Derived Works** \u2713 \u2014 modification and redistribution permitted
4. **Integrity of the Author's Source Code** \u2713 \u2014 no patch-file requirement; attribution preserved
5. **No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups** \u2713
6. **No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor** \u2713
7. **Distribution of License** \u2713 \u2014 same rights apply to all recipients
8. **License Must Not Be Specific to a Product** \u2713
9. **License Must Not Restrict Other Software** \u2713
10. **License Must Be Technology-Neutral** \u2713
The Transparency condition (Condition 2) requires disclosure of AI origin but does not restrict use in any field \u2014 it is an attribution/honesty requirement, not a field-of-endeavor restriction.
## SPDX identifier
We are concurrently requesting the SPDX identifier `AI-MIT-1.0` through the SPDX GitHub repository.
## Repository
The full license text, README, translations, and supporting materials are available at:
<a href="https://github.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license" target="_blank">https://github.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license</a>
## A note on meta-context
This license was initially drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic) at the direction of a human. We believe this is appropriate and have disclosed it in the repository. </span>The license is itself an example of the category of work it governs.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
</span>We welcome feedback from the committee and the community at large.<span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<br>Best Regards</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(96,101,123);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px">Bernardo<br></span><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 7:25\u202fPM Pamela Chestek <<a href="mailto:pamela@chesteklegal.com" target="_blank">pamela@chesteklegal.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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Please review the license submission instructions,
<a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process" target="_blank">https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process</a>, and provide all the
information that you are asked to provide when you requesting review
of a license. This includes providing a copy as an attachment.
Websites change, so we cannot rely on links to accurately reflect
what is being submitted.<br>
<br>
Pam<br>
<br>
<div>Pamela S. Chestek<br>
Chestek Legal<br>
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<div>On 3/12/2026 4:21 AM, Nik wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear OSI License Review Committee,<br>
<br>
I am submitting the **AI-MIT License, Version 1.0** for
consideration by the Open Source Initiative.<br>
<br>
## Summary<br>
<br>
The AI-MIT License is a permissive open-source license designed
to address a genuine gap: existing licenses were written for
human authors and handle AI-generated code poorly, creating
false implications about authorship and copyright status.<br>
<br>
The license is deliberately minimal \u2014 it preserves the structure
and permissiveness of the MIT License while adding three
targeted changes for the AI context.<br>
<br>
## The problem it solves<br>
<br>
1. **False authorship implication.** When `Copyright (c) [year]
[author]` is applied to fully AI-generated code, it implies
human authorship and copyright that may not legally exist in
most jurisdictions.<br>
<br>
2. **No standard for disclosure.** There is no widely adopted
mechanism for disclosing whether code is AI-generated,
AI-assisted, or human-authored. This matters for supply-chain
security, regulatory compliance (EU AI Act), and intellectual
honesty in open source.<br>
<br>
3. **Undefined copyright status.** Fully autonomous AI-generated
code (no human creative input) is in a legal grey zone in most
jurisdictions. A license that claims copyright over it is at
best misleading, at worst invalid.<br>
<br>
## What the license does differently from MIT<br>
<br>
The license adds one structural element (the Authorship
Declaration) and three conditions/clauses:<br>
<br>
**Authorship Declaration** \u2014 a required checkbox at the top of
the LICENSE file with three modes:<br>
- *Fully AI-generated*: no copyright claimed; code dedicated to
public domain<br>
- *AI-assisted*: human-directed, AI-generated; standard
copyright applies<br>
- *Human-authored*: AI used as a tool only; identical to MIT
posture<br>
<br>
**Condition 2 \u2014 Transparency**: redistribution or use as AI
training data must not misrepresent AI origin as human
authorship.<br>
<br>
**Condition 3 \u2014 No Copyright Claim**: for fully autonomous code,
explicit public domain dedication (with a perpetual irrevocable
fallback for jurisdictions where public domain dedication is
impossible).<br>
<br>
**Extended disclaimer**: adds three AI-specific disclaimers
about training data provenance, regulatory compliance, and
jurisdictional limitations of the authorship declaration.<br>
<br>
## OSD compliance analysis<br>
<br>
1. **Free Redistribution** \u2713 \u2014 no restriction on sale or
distribution<br>
2. **Source Code** \u2713 \u2014 no source restriction<br>
3. **Derived Works** \u2713 \u2014 modification and redistribution
permitted<br>
4. **Integrity of the Author's Source Code** \u2713 \u2014 no patch-file
requirement; attribution preserved<br>
5. **No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups** \u2713<br>
6. **No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor** \u2713<br>
7. **Distribution of License** \u2713 \u2014 same rights apply to all
recipients<br>
8. **License Must Not Be Specific to a Product** \u2713<br>
9. **License Must Not Restrict Other Software** \u2713<br>
10. **License Must Be Technology-Neutral** \u2713<br>
<br>
The Transparency condition (Condition 2) requires disclosure of
AI origin but does not restrict use in any field \u2014 it is an
attribution/honesty requirement, not a field-of-endeavor
restriction.<br>
<br>
## SPDX identifier
<div><br>
We are concurrently requesting the SPDX identifier
`AI-MIT-1.0` through the SPDX GitHub repository.<br>
<br>
## Repository</div>
<div><br>
The full license text, README, translations, and supporting
materials are available at: <br>
<a href="https://github.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license" target="_blank">https://github.com/ai-mit-license/ai-mit-license</a><br>
<br>
## A note on meta-context</div>
<div><br>
This license was initially drafted with AI assistance (Claude,
Anthropic) at the direction of a human. We believe this is
appropriate and have disclosed it in the repository. The
license is itself an example of the category of work it
governs.<br>
<br>
We welcome feedback from the committee and the community at
large.<br>
<br>
Respectfully, <font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><br>
Nik </font></font></div>
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