Shamar @Shamar@qoto.org

@zacchiro I think a question to ask first is whether generative-AI-assisted programming should be supported at all.

First because it’s technically and scientifically ridiculous to rely on statistically plausible code.

But more importantly because of the environmental disaster it contributes to.

Can we, as passionate as we are about free software, just say “no, we won’t play this game”?

The humor columnist has more backbone than Bezos.

Gift link: https://wapo.st/3UqHWRM

#washingtonpost #uspol #bezos

Gli #hacker non sono criminali informatici, come ben spiega @smaurizi@mastodon.social qui. La stampa "generalista" usa spesso il termine in modo inappropriato, forse anche per dare un'aura criminale a chi pretende di capire che succede "dietro" lo schermo del suo computer, e, soprattutto, chi lo fa succedere.

@aral

Have you seen #OSI's #OpenWashingAI definition?

It has been carefully crafted around the needs of OSI's sponsors, #Meta, #Google, #Microsoft.. that fear the #transparency requirements of the #AIAct, but are more than happy to open wash their systems, as long as they don't need to share their most valuable asset: training data.

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/995159/a37fb9817a00ebcb/

#OSAID #OpenSource #OpenSourceAIDefinition #BigTech #GAFAM #AI #CorporateCapture

This makes me want to scream and pull out my hair.

"Reduce your vocabulary by 10-20% to prove you're a human."

How is it #Python is moving away from well-known, verifyable OpenPGP signatures (kinda like federation) to something with a centralised single point of failure that barely checks anything and trusts random commercial services‽

This is worse than ridiculous. Have fun…

Sometimes I wonder whether to still bother with FOSS. I see a wedge being driven into the midst of the conglomerate of communities.

I read something the other day (ofc cannot find it now) where someone was wondering why IT is constantly dumbing down its tools, whereas all other fields require people to actually learn how to safely use a tool first. This also applies.

1) "#EU #AI Act" wird erlassen
2) #EUAIAct enthält Ausnahmeregelungen für " free
and open source" modelle

So weit, so gut.

Dann aber, Teil 3:

Die OSI (ja, DIE von opensource.org) wollen das Open Source AI Label (auch) für Systeme vergeben, deren Trainingsdaten nicht zugänglich sind.

https://discuss.opensource.org/t/list-of-unaddressed-issues-of-osaid-rc1/650

#OpenSource #EU

Schaut für mich wirklich so aus, also ob #Meta (#Facebook) bereits festgelegt hat, dass sie "Open Source AI" machen (https://youtu.be/Xu8VihPQcgE) und die OSI sich nun (zu) stark verbiegt, um deren Vorgehensweise (Trainingsdaten nicht zu veröffentlichen) als "Open Source AI" zu adeln: https://opensource.org/blog/how-we-passed-the-ai-conundrums

#OpenSourceAI #OpenSource