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”?

Oggi i dati sensibili sono diventati una delle risorse più ambite, rappresentando una moneta invisibile e preziosa. In un’epoca in cui la digitalizzazione avanza, proteggere i dati non è solo una questione tecnica, ma una battaglia per la libertà individuale e la fiducia che abbiamo nei sistemi di cui facciamo parte.

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

OSI on the co-design process that [still-]birthed the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) https://samjohnston.org/2024/10/26/osi-on-the-co-design-process-that-still-birthed-the-open-source-ai-definition-osaid/ #OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

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

Omini di burro.

https://btfp.sp.unipi.it/it/2024/10/omini-di-burro-scuole-e-universita-al-paese-dei-balocchi-dellia-generativa/

Come l'omino di burro del romanzo di Collodi, chi introduca nelle scuole e nelle università strumenti di "intelligenza artificiale generativa", promette agli studenti un Paese dei Balocchi in cui potranno scrivere senza aver pensato.

Un pensiero critico sull'uso e l'introduzione dell'AI generativa a #scuola @scuola @nilocram @iamarf

State-affiliated Chinese hackers penetrated AT&T, Verizon, Lumen and others; they entered their networks and spent months intercepting US traffic - from individuals, firms, government officials, etc - and they did it all without having to exploit any code vulnerabilities. Instead, they used the back door that the FBI requires every carrier to furnish:

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s-wiretap-systems-targeted-in-china-linked-hack-327fc63b?st=C5ywbp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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The questions from the @osi's session on the #OSAID last week at #OSSEU weren't captured well on video, so I transcribed them for you.

#OpenSource #OpenSourceAI #ArtificialIntelligence

https://www.juliaferraioli.com/blog/2024/osseu-osaid/

Turns out @tarakiyee was right on Open Source AI in "Is the Open Source Bubble about to Burst?" https://tarakiyee.com/is-the-open-source-bubble-about-to-burst/

The #OSAID's weasel wording creates loopholes big enough to drive a truck through sideways: https://discuss.opensource.org/t/malicious-compliance-with-the-release-candidate-open-source-ai-definition/642

Anche di questo articolo #Facebook non permette la pubblicazione. Perché critica #Draghi o perché dice che la Cina investe nella ricerca? https://www.roars.it/la-cina-leuropa-e-draghi/