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Trusting AI-generated or AI-modified code without review or guidance can lead to subtle bugs, security issues, and technical debt. Mandating AI use without clear best practices or policies can create unintended problems—teams may not know when to rely on AI and when to double-check. A balanced approach is to encourage experimentation while reinforcing code review, testing, and clear ownership. InnerSource’s culture of transparency and review supports that balance.

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This isn't InnerSource-specific. Does it belong in this book?

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Removed the section.


Involving stakeholders and keeping development transparent supports responsible AI deployment. When decisions about tools, patterns, and policies are visible and discussable, teams can align on what is acceptable and what is not. This aligns with InnerSource principles of openness and collaboration and helps prevent AI from being used in ways that conflict with organizational values or compliance requirements.

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Is this really InnerSource-related? Seems like genera AI stuff.

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Removed the section.

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# Risks and Guardrails
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I think the overall message of this page is that InnerSource practices are the same things that are needed for successful AI adoption. AI is the ultimate InnerSource contributor, so everything that we've done to enable InnerSource also crosses over to enable AI.

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Removed the section.

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Pull request overview

Adds a new “InnerSource and AI” documentation section and connects it to existing chapters so readers can find guidance on AI-assisted development in the context of InnerSource.

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  • Introduces a new innersource-and-ai/ section with overview, rationale, shaping guidance, guardrails, and authorship.
  • Adds cross-references from existing chapters (Framework, Governance, Tooling) into the new section.
  • Updates SUMMARY.md to include the new section and its subpages in the book navigation.

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tooling/innersource-tooling.md Adds a pointer to the new InnerSource+AI guidance from the tooling chapter.
introduction/framework.md Adds a new “InnerSource and AI” subsection referencing the new section.
governance/governance.md Adds a governance-to-AI cross-reference (risks/guardrails).
innersource-and-ai/why-innersource-matters-with-ai.md New article describing why InnerSource matters with AI adoption.
innersource-and-ai/shaping-for-ai.md New article on repository/practice shaping for AI-assisted work.
innersource-and-ai/risks-and-guardrails.md New article outlining risks and guardrails for AI-assisted development.
innersource-and-ai/innersource-and-ai.md New section landing page linking to the three sub-articles.
innersource-and-ai/authors.md Adds authors/reviewers page for the new section.
SUMMARY.md Adds the new section and pages to the book table of contents.

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@jeffabailey jeffabailey merged commit 6685f5b into main Mar 18, 2026
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