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title: "Canton Foundation Development Fund adopts rules for AI assisted proposals"
description: "A new policy sets out how contributors can use AI for Development Fund work, including funding proposals, code and milestone submissions."
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date_published: "2026-08-28T15:51:30.995Z"
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# Canton Foundation Development Fund adopts rules for AI assisted proposals

**By [CantonNews](https://cantonnews.org/author/cantonnews), Editorial Team** · Published 28 August 2026 · ECOSYSTEM, REGULATION

> A new policy sets out how contributors can use AI for Development Fund work, including funding proposals, code and milestone submissions.

![Canton Foundation Development Fund adopts rules for AI assisted proposals](https://pnyaxwohgkgczwuvbaqg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/article-images/articles/1787932245239.png)

Canton’s Development Fund has [adopted rules for AI-assisted submissions](https://github.com/canton-foundation/canton-dev-fund/pull/675), allowing contributors to use AI tools while remaining responsible for the work they submit. The policy was adopted on August 27 and applies to the Fund’s GitHub repository.

The [rules cover funding proposals, milestone submissions, code and review comments](https://github.com/canton-foundation/canton-dev-fund/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md). Contributors must check their work before submitting it and be able to explain and defend its claims, budgets and supporting evidence.

AI use does not need to be labelled upfront. Contributors must now on answer honestly if asked whether AI helped produce a submission.

Submissions that appear to contain unreviewed AI output, including invented references or incorrect claims, may be closed. Repeated submissions of this kind may lead to a repository block.

_Source (github.com): https://github.com/canton-foundation/canton-dev-fund/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md_

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