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What's your opinion on this clean room re-implementation of Photoshop? (github.com)

submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/opensource@programming.dev

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Even if it works despite being AI slop that's been developed in a mere 4 days (?) and somehow has all these contributors, I'm not sure I agree with the idea.

It's cool that they went with Rust for it, but I would have much preferred if all that effort went towards improving GIMP and existing open formats.

If it works then I guess it's the same end result at the end of the day, but it would suck if GIMP doesn't end up being the one to put a nail on Photoshop's coffin after all these years of serious development by humans.

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[–] bignose@programming.dev 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

jfc is that a thing now, people just ignoring the enormous theft that’s wrapped up in LLMs and calling it clean?

It really is a thing. Far too many conversations lead to the moronic “no no it's cool, I heard in the USA they say it can't be copyrighted”, as though that addresses the concern at all.

I'm here for the end of copyright, but if someone believes copyright will be just poofed out of existence because an LLM washed the code? They are not paying attention to how many lawyer hours these corporations are willing to drop on your head for daring to challenge their monopoly.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

fucking wild.

yeah, I'd love to see the end of copyright too, but not in the 'this kills the artists' but feeds the fucking shitty ai music algos barf baaaaaaaaaaarfff