[docs] Establish AI/LLM contribution policy (#14194)

Authored by: seproDev, bashonly

Co-authored-by: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>

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+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
+          required: true
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
+          required: true
         - label: I've read about [sharing account credentials](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed) and I'm willing to share it if required
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
+          required: true
         - label: I've read about [sharing account credentials](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed) and I'm willing to share it if required
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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml

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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
+          required: true
         - label: I've read about [sharing account credentials](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed) and am willing to share it if required
   - type: input
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
+          required: true
         - label: I've read about [sharing account credentials](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed) and I'm willing to share it if required
   - type: input
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml

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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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           required: true
+        - label: I've read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Fixes #
 ### In order to be accepted and merged into yt-dlp each piece of code must be in public domain or released under [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/). Check those that apply and remove the others:
 - [ ] I am the original author of the code in this PR, and I am willing to release it under [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/)
 - [ ] I am not the original author of the code in this PR, but it is in the public domain or released under [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/) (provide reliable evidence)
+- [ ] I have read the [policy against AI/LLM contributions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy) and understand I may be blocked from the repository if it is violated
 
 ### What is the purpose of your *pull request*? Check those that apply and remove the others:
 - [ ] Fix or improvement to an extractor (Make sure to add/update tests)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     - [Is your question about yt-dlp?](#is-your-question-about-yt-dlp)
     - [Are you willing to share account details if needed?](#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed)
     - [Is the website primarily used for piracy](#is-the-website-primarily-used-for-piracy)
+- [AUTOMATED CONTRIBUTIONS (AI / LLM) POLICY](#automated-contributions-ai--llm-policy)
 - [DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS](#developer-instructions)
     - [Adding new feature or making overarching changes](#adding-new-feature-or-making-overarching-changes)
     - [Adding support for a new site](#adding-support-for-a-new-site)
@@ -134,6 +135,17 @@ While these steps won't necessarily ensure that no misuse of the account takes p
 We follow [youtube-dl's policy](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free) to not support services that is primarily used for infringing copyright. Additionally, it has been decided to not to support porn sites that specialize in fakes. We also cannot support any service that serves only [DRM protected content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management).
 
 
+# AUTOMATED CONTRIBUTIONS (AI / LLM) POLICY
+
+Please refrain from submitting issues or pull requests that have been generated by an LLM or other fully-automated tools. Any submission that is in violation of this policy will be closed, and the submitter may be blocked from this repository without warning.
+
+If you submit an issue, you need to understand what your issue description is saying. You need to be able to answer questions about your bug report or feature request. Using an AI tool to *proofread* your issue/comment text is acceptable. Using an AI tool to *write* your issue/comment text is unacceptable.
+
+If you submit a pull request, you need to understand what every line of code you've changed does. If you can't explain why your PR is doing something, then do not submit it. Using an AI tool to generate entire lines of code is unacceptable.
+
+The rationale behind this policy is that automated contributions are a waste of the maintainers' time. Humans spend their time and brainpower reviewing every submission. Issues or pull requests generated by automation tools create an imbalance of effort between the submitter and the reviewer. Nobody learns anything when a maintainer reviews code written by an LLM.
+
+Additionally, AI-generated code conflicts with this project's license (Unlicense), since you cannot truly release code into the public domain if you didn't author it yourself.
 
 
 # DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS
@@ -768,12 +780,10 @@ view_count = int_or_none(video.get('views'))
 ```
 
 
-# My pull request is labeled pending-fixes
+## My pull request is labeled pending-fixes
 
 The `pending-fixes` label is added when there are changes requested to a PR. When the necessary changes are made, the label should be removed. However, despite our best efforts, it may sometimes happen that the maintainer did not see the changes or forgot to remove the label. If your PR is still marked as `pending-fixes` a few days after all requested changes have been made, feel free to ping the maintainer who labeled your issue and ask them to re-review and remove the label.
 
 
-
-
 # EMBEDDING YT-DLP
 See [README.md#embedding-yt-dlp](README.md#embedding-yt-dlp) for instructions on how to embed yt-dlp in another Python program