Just seeing the list here: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware
I don't know what to think about it, many incredible open-source projects went downhill, some worse than others, full AI permission usage and some of them even advertise AI providers on README.md. I'm even using many of them myself.
Even the good guys are falling, I'm not sure what to think about it. Am I overreacting maybe?
You might think, that's fine, not a big deal, some of them just allow AI usage, but not AI generated code, but for how long? If you allow use of AI for anything the tendency is that you'll be even more open about it in the future.
List of projects that personally draw my attention or I use eventually:
- Firefox: not unexpected, but still, I had hope on Mozilla bring more tech awareness on mainstream
- Spaceship prompt: I use this on my terminal for customization, why'd you need AI for such a simple project?
- VLC: just sad
- curl: sad x 10
- Vim: sad x 20
- zoxide: they literally promoting AI providers in the README, such a simple tool as well, why?
- CoMaps/Organic Maps/OsmAnd: the few ones providing a good alternative to Google Maps
- Element: that's literally the most used client for Matrix I guess?
- Python: I thought they were the good guys as well
- Lemmy: unexpected, code of conduct says it's allowed
- Linux: the final boss, unbelievable
Is there any hope at all? Or am I just overreacting?
Oh geez it's almost like using a technology doesn't automatically make you a "bad guy".
Why using technology would make someone a bad person?
It seemed like you were implying that people using AI are bad guys.
AI has moral issues to begin with. See how people refuse to buy Nestlé products after knowing they use slave labour. AI is worse than that.
That's a crazy take. AI companies are worse than slave labor?
I mean, I wouldn’t say it’s that extreme, but a lot of the data labeling needed for training/post-training is done by people in slave like conditions.
There have absolutely been cases of that kind of menial computer work being done through slave labor, notably a lot of pig butchering scams. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that through a chain of outsourcing and independent contractors, some data labeling work is being done through slave labor.
AI is theft. Slaves get to eat in return. Do the people who got stolen given back scrap to eat?
If programmers are the victims of the theft, should they not be entitled to the technological fruits born from the crime? God knows this justice system isn't going to find the AI companies guilty.
They comply with AI practices, they surely aren't the good guys.