Add AI Disclosure policy

AI_DISCLOSURE.md

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+# AI Disclosure Statement
+
+## Overview
+
+This project uses AI-assisted development tools as part of its
+engineering workflow. This document describes how AI is used, what
+safeguards are in place, and what downstream users and contributors
+should know.
+
+## AI Tools Used
+
+AI tools used during development have included, but are not limited
+to, Claude AI, Copilot and Gemini.
+This list may not be comprehensive as tools and workflows evolve
+over time.
+
+## Nature of AI Use
+
+AI assistance has been or may be used for the following activities:
+
+- **Code generation** - writing new code for the module and the
+  executable, including subroutines, data structures, and logic.
+- **Documentation** - drafting and refining POD documentation,
+  README content, and inline comments.
+- **Architectural design** - exploring design alternatives, evaluating
+  trade-offs, and structuring the module interface.
+- **Test generation** - creating test cases and test scaffolding.
+- **Debugging and troubleshooting** - diagnosing issues, analysing
+  error output, and suggesting fixes.
+- **Refactoring** - restructuring existing code for clarity,
+  performance, or maintainability.
+
+## Human Review and Oversight
+
+All AI-generated or AI-assisted output has been reviewed, understood,
+tested, and where necessary modified by a human developer before being
+committed to the repository. No code or documentation has been
+committed as raw, unreviewed AI output.
+
+This project does not engage in so-called "vibe coding", where AI
+output is accepted without understanding or verification.
+
+## Intellectual Property and Licensing
+
+The copyright status of AI-generated code is legally unsettled in most
+jurisdictions as of this writing. Users and distributors should be
+aware of this uncertainty and assess their own risk accordingly.
+
+The author(s) have made a good-faith effort to ensure that AI tools
+were not used in a way that knowingly infringes on third-party
+intellectual property. However, no guarantee can be made that
+AI-generated output is free from similarity to existing copyrighted
+code.
+
+## Ethical Considerations
+
+This project favours AI tools whose developers have made reasonable
+efforts toward responsible and transparent data practices. This
+includes, but is not limited to, consideration of how training data
+was acquired, whether creators and rights holders were respected in
+that process, and whether the tool provider is transparent about
+their data sourcing and labour practices.
+
+We acknowledge that full visibility into the training data and
+practices of any AI provider is not currently possible from the
+outside. This is a good-faith commitment to prefer tools that align
+with ethical principles, not a guarantee that every tool used meets
+any particular standard. As industry norms, transparency, and
+available information evolve, so will our assessment of which tools
+are appropriate.
+
+## Scope
+
+AI assistance has been used throughout the development process rather
+than being confined to specific files or modules. It is not practical
+to annotate individual lines or sections as "AI-generated" versus
+"human-written", because most code has been iteratively developed
+with a mix of both.
+
+## Contributor Expectations
+
+Contributors to this project are expected to:
+
+- Disclose if they have used AI tools in preparing their contribution.
+- Ensure all submitted code has been reviewed, understood, and tested
+  by the contributor.
+- Not submit raw, unreviewed AI output.
+- Consider the ethical implications of their choice of AI tools,
+  particularly regarding how the tool's model was trained and whether
+  its data sourcing practices are consistent with respect for
+  creators and rights holders.
+- Be prepared to identify which AI tools were used if asked.
+
+## Contact
+
+If you have questions about AI usage in this project, please open an
+issue or contact the maintainer at Mikko Koivunalho <mikkoi@cpan.org>.
+
+---
+
+*This disclosure is provided voluntarily in the interest of
+transparency. It will be updated as the project evolves and as
+norms around AI-assisted development continue to develop.*

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ file, please install Perl::Tidy and use perltidy before submitting patches.
 If there is a `tidyall.ini` file, you can also install Code::TidyAll and run
 `tidyall` on a file or `tidyall -a` to tidy all files.
 
+### AI-assisted contributions
+
+This project uses AI-assisted development tools. If you also use AI tools
+when preparing your contribution, please note the following:
+
+- Review, understand, and test all AI-generated code before submitting.
+  Do not submit raw, unreviewed AI output.
+- Be prepared to disclose which AI tools you used if asked.
+- Consider the ethical implications of your tool choices, particularly
+  regarding training data practices.
+
+See [AI_DISCLOSURE.md](AI_DISCLOSURE.md) for the full policy on AI usage
+in this project.
+
 ### Patching documentation
 
 Much of the documentation Pod is generated at release time.  Some is

dist.ini

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 [Software::Policies / License]
 policy_attribute = perl_5_double_license = true
 
+[Software::Policies / AIDisclosure]
+policy_attribute = ai_tools = Claude AI, Copilot and Gemini
+
 [Software::Policies / Contributing]
+policy_attribute = ai_disclosure = 1
+policy_attribute = ai_assisted = 1
 
 [Software::Policies / CodeOfConduct]
 class = ContributorCovenant