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@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ NetBox users are welcome to participate in either role, on stage or in the crowd
 * Familiarize yourself with [this list of discussion anti-patterns](https://github.com/bradfitz/issue-tracker-behaviors) and make every effort to avoid them.
 
 > [!CAUTION]
-> We do not currently accept issues submitted via GitHub's API: All issues must be submitted using one of the [provided templates](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/new/choose). The templates not only help ensure high-quality submissions, but they also automatically assign issue types and labels for categorization. This does not happen when issues are submitted via the API.
+> We do not currently accept issues submitted via GitHub's API: All issues must be submitted using one of the [provided templates](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/new/choose). In addition to ensuring high-quality submissions, these templates automatically assign issue types and labels for categorization to help expedite triage. This does not happen when issues are submitted via the API.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Every issue submitted to this repository is afforded consideration by a human reviewer. To mitigate abuse, we ask that users refrain from submitting AI-generated issues. Please note that issues which appear to be completely authored by an AI may be rejected without further discussion.
 
 ## :bug: Reporting Bugs