The OpenJDK Community has implemented an interim policy regarding the use of generative AI tools in contributions. This policy, driven by Oracle's sponsorship, aims to balance the opportunities AI presents for developer productivity with the risks to reviewer burden, safety, security, and intellectual property.

Until a full policy is established, contributions to OpenJDK must not include content, such as source code, text, or images, generated by large language models or similar deep-learning systems. Contributors are permitted to use these tools privately for comprehension, debugging, review, and research, provided the AI-generated