diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/30-bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/30-bug_report.md
index 1ecbae46119..a6f44ad022f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/30-bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/30-bug_report.md
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ System.InvalidOperationException: o noes
 
 [//]: # "That's it! If you'd like to help more, you could try a dev build (see Testing in the readme) or an older release. Click submit now and you can edit it later."
 
+Check if completed:
+- [ ] I, the issue author, have read the contribution terms on [generative AI](https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/contributing.md#generative-ai-policy) (last updated 2024-06-22) and am compliant
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/70-core_port_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/70-core_port_request.md
index e03e31197a0..d82a12124d8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/70-core_port_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/70-core_port_request.md
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ labels: "Request: New core/port/re-port"
 - (savestate quality)
 
 [//]: # "Code speaks louder than words: If you're able to make a proof-of-concept, pushing it to GitHub and putting a link here will speed up the process."
+
+Check if completed:
+- [ ] I, the issue author, have read the contribution terms on [generative AI](https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/contributing.md#generative-ai-policy) (last updated 2024-06-22) and am compliant
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index e20e0d0833c..5bdd1858041 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 [//]: # "Apart from the mandatory license signature, these tasks are optional, but doing them could save reviewers some time and get the PR merged sooner."
 Check if completed:
 - [ ] I have run any relevant test suites
-- [ ] I, the commit author, have read the [licensing terms for contributors](https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/contributing.md#copyrights-and-licensing) (last updated 2024-06-22) and am compliant
+- [ ] I, the commit author, have read the contribution terms on [licensing](https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/contributing.md#copyrights-and-licensing) and [generative AI](https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/contributing.md#generative-ai-policy) (last updated 2024-06-22) and am compliant
diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index df08fbbf306..152ea9d7820 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Jump to:
 	- [Waterbox (host)](#waterbox-host)
 	- [Waterbox (toolchain + cores)](waterbox-toolchain--cores)
 - [Copyrights and licensing](#copyrights-and-licensing)
-
+- [Generative AI policy](#generative-ai-policy)
 
 
 ## For all development
@@ -325,5 +325,15 @@ See [Waterbox readme](waterbox/readme.txt).
 By contributing, you declare that any additions or changes either:
 - were authored by you and you are willing to license your contributions to us under the [project's license](LICENSE); or
 - were copied from a compatibly open-source, publicly-licensed source and are properly attributed, including licensing info.
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> We will **not** accept any contributions "authored" by GitHub Copilot or similar ML tools.
+
+## Generative AI policy
+
+Content created by generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), should not be submitted to this repository. That involves text and media files, issues and pull requests.
+
+Submoduling third-party code that involves output of the generative AI is allowed if there is no viable alternative free from generative AI.
+
+Using generative AI as a tool to aid with your research prior to submitting content to this repository is only allowed if that content does not include any AI hallucinations: bug reports and proposed fixes must be valid and sensible.
+
+Machine translation is only allowed if original untranslated text is also included.
+
+Users deliberately or repeatedly violating this policy will get blocked.