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System 76's COSMIC Desktop becomes the first major DE to take a stand against AI with new policy that rejects AI/LLM contributions (github.com)
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Fingers crossed Gnome follows suit! :)

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[–] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

The vibe coding thing IS bad though.. The code being stolen isn't the code generally written by big companies (because that's in private repos).. It's also stealing GPL / MIT code too, and not crediting it. And then the vibe coding bros take it, boast they made it, don't give credit, don't use it to improve AI, and they sell that code

I'd have no issue if it credited the original projects, but it doesn't.. And thats why nobody can hold them responsible.

The ecological harm is a fair point though. They're setting up gas plants to run these things, instead of forcing renewables.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    Oh the corporate bullshit I'm with you - but I'm opposed to copyright as a mechanism, that's why I focused on it. Code can't be "stolen" the same way a movie can't be stolen in my book. That said:

    With the crediting you're absolutely right, I had not even thought about it and that's not what I intended to imply. Thank you!

    Although I lack the fantasy how this could look like. I'd be very happy if LLMs would be waived the "by" aspect as it's in possible to link a generation to a dataset - but the training data has to be publicly available under the most generous licence consumed.

    But that's wishful thinking, I know.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Why do you think code can't be stolen the same way as music?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    The other way around: music can't be stolen - piracy is not theft and the concept of property is only beneficial to the ones writing the rules and not the actual creators (just check Disneys copyright law adjustments to extend protectiond in heir various "intellectual properties".

    "Theft"/stealing is the wording the music industry established when media downloads started ("you wouldn't download a car"? Fuck em, yes I would).

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