I think Linux just has to. There is no real choice. AI is forced upon all of us, refusing to implement it is not a option, but showing a alternative more privacy focused and ethical way of implementation is the task, I think Linux (and FOSS as a whole), has.
Fortunately we'll always have a choice. Even if gnome and kde both implement AI in their main design, environments like xfce, lxqt and especially window managers will not. Personally, I'd rather that AI stays out of Linux unless it's a part of an optional feature for some app. I just don't see the benefit of integrating it in the core desktop experience.
Before AI was cool four or five years ago, I got a Jetson nano (running Linux) and loaded up a bunch of Nvidia tools and libraries to create my own AI models.
I personally have no use for general AI stuff but I think an AI development distro would be the best case for Linux
AI will make Linux irrelevant pretty soon with bare-metal hardware support for AI infrastructure hosted remotely, or in some kind of a hybrid ecosystem. Add to this natural interfaces based on voice, sight, touch and human-like interaction in real time and that's it. It's inevitable and it's already happening. People will love it, for sure. And will forget about openness and independence in software creation, most people do not care about it and never cared.
Yes, there are problems associated with how training data are acquired.
Yes, there are problems with the behavior of some organizations promoting LLMs.
Yes, there are privacy issues.
Nevertheless, there are potential benefits to using LLMs as a tool for various tasks and the Linux community should not stick it's head in the sand and ignore this.
It is important to address these concerns and Linux is best situated to do so.
I want to finally see accurate, multi-language voice typing that has zero setup other than installing a single package (or preferably, out of the box).
And I want to see an assistant like Siri/Alexa/Cortana that works locally on-device.
David P
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Currently i don't really see "AI", but bullshit...
Martin Townling :kt_be:
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Asheville Charlie
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Before AI was cool four or five years ago, I got a Jetson nano (running Linux) and loaded up a bunch of Nvidia tools and libraries to create my own AI models.
I personally have no use for general AI stuff but I think an AI development distro would be the best case for Linux
greblus
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Yes.
LLMs are too important a development to ignore.
Yes, there are problems associated with how training data are acquired.
Yes, there are problems with the behavior of some organizations promoting LLMs.
Yes, there are privacy issues.
Nevertheless, there are potential benefits to using LLMs as a tool for various tasks and the Linux community should not stick it's head in the sand and ignore this.
It is important to address these concerns and Linux is best situated to do so.
el_haych2024
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Unknown parent • • •elgregor
in reply to It's FOSS • • •I want to finally see accurate, multi-language voice typing that has zero setup other than installing a single package (or preferably, out of the box).
And I want to see an assistant like Siri/Alexa/Cortana that works locally on-device.