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Now that Debian is embracing AI anyone have any anti-AI distro recommendations? (feddit.online)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by WorkingPie@feddit.online to c/linux@programming.dev

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Been a long time Debian user but with the recent AI decision I am planning on moving on so anyone have an anti-AI recommendations? I understand its being used in the kernel as well but are there any distros taking a full anti-AI approach to the parts of the code they control?

Since folks seem a little confused on what I am referring to here is the mailing list page regarding the use of gen ai without disclosure vote: https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html

Phoronix article on it: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No one is gonna do that when they are on the cusp of eternal surveillance

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We talk about opensource coding project what has to do with surveillance?

I mean if want to have "ethic" ai use ban any non local ai from use.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

mandate local AI only

You said this. No one with the kingdom keys is going to do this because the actual purpose is surveillance.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but has nothing to do with context.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok am i wrong? What has global ai oligarchy to do with what maintainer decide for own project?

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Well for one, most people are using cloud agents. So theres a tie. Two, and most importantly, I was simply explaining why your call for local only mandates would be laughed out of the room. AI is not here to make everyone an engineer. AI is here to put the Eye of Sauron everywhere.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah we completely talk past each other. My bad.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 3 weeks ago

You're good. You aren't wrong either. It should be local only.