Contribute.md

Contributing to AIVSS

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Artificial Intelligence Vulnerability Scoring System (AIVSS). This is a proposal-stage documentation project aimed at establishing a standardized scoring system for AI vulnerabilities.

How to Contribute

Types of Contributions We're Looking For

1. Framework Improvements

   • Refinements to scoring metrics
   • New AI-specific vulnerability considerations
   • Improvements to calculation methodologies
   • Additional use cases and examples

2. Documentation

   • Clarifications to existing documentation
   • Additional examples and use cases
   • Spelling and grammar fixes
   • Translations to other languages

3. Research and Analysis

   • Literature reviews
   • Case studies
   • Comparative analysis with other frameworks
   • Validation studies

Getting Started

1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/kenhuangus/Artificial-Intelligence-Vulnerability-Scoring-System-AIVSS.git

3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

Pull Request Process

1. Create a descriptive pull request that explains your changes
2. Link any relevant issues
3. Wait for review from maintainers

Pull Request Template

## Description
[Describe your changes here]

## Type of Contribution
- [ ] Framework improvement
- [ ] Documentation update
- [ ] Research/Analysis
- [ ] Translation
- [ ] Other

## Checklist
- [ ] Documentation is clear and concise
- [ ] Changes are properly referenced
- [ ] Spelling and grammar checked

Style Guidelines

• Use clear, concise language
• Include examples where appropriate
• Follow markdown formatting
• Provide references when applicable

Questions?

• Open an issue for questions
• Tag maintainers if needed
• Check existing documentation first

Thank you for helping improve AIVSS!

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This is a proposal-stage project. All contributions are welcome to help shape the framework.