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do LLMs destroy open source? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Here and there are posts about tailwind losing its revenue stream. And then people / post authors conclude open source is lost and spread FUD.

Do you think your projects die because of LLMs?

I only have public hobby projects, I am not afraid. I also try to donate to a lot of free software that I use or like.

E.g. this https://programming.dev/post/43810907 or https://programming.dev/post/45292081

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

If I can replace an open source project with shitty AI scripts, what is that project actually even doing?

Not defending the ethics of AI, but shit like “left-pad” and other low hanging packages shouldn’t exist. 

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago*

    What is "left-pad"? If it does what I think it does, doing that with a LLM would be very wasteful.

    EDIT: I remember the event now. Obviously you wouldn't use a dependency for that. I think I understood your comment now anyway.

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