{
  "id": 79354,
  "title": "As Larry Ellison bets the farm, Oracle says it loves AI-written code, just not in OpenJDK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/as-larry-ellison-bets-the-farm-oracle-says-it-loves-ai-written-code-79354",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-03T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/03/as-larry-ellison-bets-the-farm-oracle-says-it-loves-ai-written-code-just-not-in-openjdk/5281851"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Larry Ellison, co-founder and CTO of Oracle, has instructed contributors to OpenJDK, the Java open-source project Oracle oversees, not to submit code or other materials generated by AI. Oracle has published interim ground rules, citing risks such as review workload, safety, security, and intellectual property concerns. The company emphasizes that contributors must not include any AI-generated content, including source code, text, and images. Despite this stance, Oracle is using AI-generated code internally for tasks like comprehension, debugging, review, and research, provided the material is not contributed back to OpenJDK. The company is investing heavily in AI, with plans to spend $70 billion in the coming year, a significant increase from $55.7 billion in fiscal 2026. This decision to allow internal AI usage while prohibiting contributions to OpenJDK has raised questions about Oracle's approach to AI-generated code safety and security, contrasting with the company's enthusiasm for AI-driven development within its own operations.",
  "summary": "Use it to debug and review, says Big Red, but don't submit its output",
  "key_points": [
    "Oracle's Larry Ellison bans AI-generated code in OpenJDK.",
    "Oracle uses AI internally for code tasks, excluding contributions.",
    "Company invests $70B in AI, up from $55.7B in 2026."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "As Larry Ellison bets the farm, Oracle says it loves AI-written code, just not in OpenJDK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/as-larry-ellison-bets-the-farm-oracle-says-it-loves-ai-written-code",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}