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A distro is not responsible for its packages, but it can be responsible over its processes.

Linux itself is in any case tainted, but some of us care to contain the plague however possible.

Of course it can. It would mean not including some software or hard-forking it from pre-AI versions which would be difficult. But it can be done and I would seriously consider using such a distro if it was available.

Well, the BSDs are right there.

Why not? Linux distributions contain tons of packages that are not the Linux kernel, and just because AI patches have been accepted in one place doesn't mean they'll be accepted elsewhere.

Because Linux distributions must contain the Linux kernel, which is built with the assistance of AI tooling.

It does have very strict standards, but AI is explicitly allowed to be used in the aid of development of the Linux kernel.

You can't be hard-no-AI as a Linux distribution because it would be like having a vegan car company where the seat supplier used leather. You'd have to fork the Linux kernel from the last version that was developed before LLMs were adopted, or write your own kernel.