The Document Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the LibreOffice productivity suite, has clarified its stance on artificial intelligence. While it has no fundamental issue with large language models, it will not integrate any AI-powered features into LibreOffice until they can be used within a strict framework. This position was outlined in a recent blog post, which addressed a sarcastic comment on an earlier post announcing the release of LibreOffice 26.8. The new version of LibreOffice includes several improvements, such as better typography through the Paragraph Composer, enhanced support for complex writing systems, and improved compatibility with the OOXML format. The blog post also featured a section titled "No artificial intelligence," in which the foundation stated it would not include generative AI tools, avoid sending documents to remote services, and ensure that no components require internet access. These decisions were based on a commitment to data privacy and user control. In a follow-up post written by Italo Vignoli, the foundation reiterated that it is not opposed to AI in principle. However, it emphasized that LibreOffice, which is used by millions in educational, medical, and governmental settings, will not add AI features to its default configuration until those features meet six specific conditions. These conditions include allowing users to choose where AI processing occurs, ensuring no data is sent to the cloud without permission, avoiding any form of data collection, preventing reliance on a single service provider, ensuring AI-generated content remains in the Open Document Format, and making AI features entirely optional. Currently, no AI integration meets all of these conditions. The foundation suggests users explore third-party extensions that connect to local AI models via tools like Ollama or LM Studio. However, it cautions users to carefully evaluate these extensions, as they vary in quality and may involve cloud services that handle user data in unclear ways. The foundation also indirectly criticized Microsoft, noting that a company selling subscriptions benefits from AI features by justifying price hikes and pushing users to keep all their documents within its ecosystem. Microsoft has indeed bundled AI tools like Copilot into its 365 subscriptions and raised prices in the process. In contrast, The Document Foundation, as a non-profit, has no subscription tiers or data to monetize. The foundation acknowledges the rapid progress in AI, especially in open-source models, and says it will carefully consider any AI tools that meet its conditions. It remains open to future integration, provided the technology aligns with its principles of user control, privacy, and openness.