OpenJDK Banned AI-Generated Code. Here Is Exactly What the Policy Allows

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The story hit the Hacker News front page again this week: Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK. 536 points, 381 comments, and a comment section full of people arguing about a policy most of them had apparently not read. I have run AI coding agents as a core part of my daily workflow for a long time now, so my first reaction was the same as probably yours: a blanket ban? In 2026? For Java, the language running half the world's banks?

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