Wikipedia:Yes, you have to follow NOLLM

A very common response when users utilising large language models in editing are confronted with the WP:NOLLM guideline is some variation of the following:

Thank you for your concern. However, please understand that WP:NOLLM is a guideline, not a policy, and it outlines best practices rather than rules that must be followed without exceptions. After using an LLM to write an article, I verify the sources manually and edit the text in accordance with WP:V, WP:NPOV and WP:MOS. I believe that common sense should be applied in this case and what I have inserted is genuinely verifiable, encyclopaedic text, not unverifiable hallucinations. If you have any specific concerns regarding the article itself, please feel free to let me know.

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One way of dealing with this sort of user is to painstakingly find the style and verifiability issues present in the article itself, which will almost certainly be present. This is, however, time- and energy-consuming, in a disproportionate manner compared to the effort the editor has put in to generating the article text. A more straightforward and obvious approach is to call out the user for being disingenuous, because they have admitted to violating NOLLM already.

WP:PAG states:

Although Wikipedia generally does not have hard-and-fast rules, policies and guidelines are standards all users should normally follow, with guidelines providing guidance in specific contexts. Policies and guidelines should be applied using reason and common sense.

The section on adherence also specifically states:

Use common sense in interpreting and applying policies and guidelines; rules have occasional exceptions. However, those who violate the spirit of a rule may be reprimanded or sanctioned even if they do not technically break the rule.

Therefore, WP:NOLLM is not a "best practice"; it is a rule in the exact same way that not promoting fringe theories, conflict of interest, assume good faith, and even reliable sources are rules. No one, no matter how new or experienced or technically competent, may use an LLM to directly generate article text. Insistence on doing so may lead to sanctions.