Update stance on autonomous AI agents #38

bugsmith · 2026-03-21T08:04:14+01:00

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Update stance on autonomous AI agents 0bbf22bcb9

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2026-03-21 08:04:58 +01:00

UlrikHD reviewed 2026-03-21 08:47:01 +01:00

content/docs/automation-guidelines.md

					
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				For sites that are not separated into communities (e.g. the main feed of a microblog), you only need mod permission if the account is hosted on the instance.

				For sites that are not separated into communities (e.g. the main feed of a microblog), you only need mod permission if the account is hosted on the instance

				The account profile of the bot **must** list the communities which have opted in, including the username of the moderator that did so.

UlrikHD commented

2026-03-21 08:47:01 +01:00

Personally taste, but I'd probably drop the bold text around "must", the meaning behind the word stays the same, i.e. obligatory to follow.

We also need to take into consideration what effect this statement has on previously established bots that doesn't fulfill this requirement, but that's maybe a discussion to take on discord.

Personally taste, but I'd probably drop the bold text around "must", the meaning behind the word stays the same, i.e. obligatory to follow. We also need to take into consideration what effect this statement has on previously established bots that doesn't fulfill this requirement, but that's maybe a discussion to take on discord.

UlrikHD requested changes 2026-03-21 08:51:37 +01:00

content/docs/automation-guidelines.md

					
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				The account profile of the bot **must** list the communities which have opted in, including the username of the moderator that did so.

				For accounts hosted on this instance, the previous point also extends to externally hosted communities.

UlrikHD commented

2026-03-21 08:51:30 +01:00

This is a confusing statement, I don't see anywhere it say that federated bots are treated differently, so what does it mean that local bot have the previous points extended to externally hosted communities?

bugsmith commented

2026-03-21 09:14:45 +01:00

Perhaps it needs rewording.

Federated bots have to follow our rules when they interact with our coms.

What I'm trying to say is that accounts hosted on our instance must follow the rules about listing approval from mods even when they interact with coms hosted externally.

I guess it's redundant when all our rules apply to accounts on the instance, but I wanted to make it explicit that they must also seek and list approval.

Perhaps it needs rewording. Federated bots have to follow our rules when they interact with our coms. What I'm trying to say is that accounts hosted on our instance must follow the rules about listing approval from mods even when they interact with coms hosted externally. I guess it's redundant when all our rules apply to accounts on the instance, but I wanted to make it explicit that they must also seek and list approval.

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