If your product doesn't use any AI at all,
you will be ahead of the curve.
And you should brag about it.
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@Em0nM4stodon Curious as to your take on #AI and #Linux.
@Em0nM4stodon Yes, I'm proud to say that my Mac app Notenik has no AI features, and I have zero plans to add any.
It will be the new “we never use palm oil”
@Em0nM4stodon It can solve a few specific problems that have no other way of being solved. But in the recent past I had the opposite of "everything is a nail" hammer moment, many times, thinking about a possible AI solution to a problem I had, then realizing a way of doing it without AI. If only people weren't so obsessed with their fancy hammer, they wouldn't be trying to screw screws with it.
You may be wondering why did I even _consider_ using AI for any problem at all. Well, not long ago I discovered the world of small open source, open weights models to run in my machine. Those are fine in my book, while I completely avoid things like chatgpt.
@Em0nM4stodon
But Google (or any other big tech) will steal your work, your ideas,... (See previous toot )
@Em0nM4stodon I'm still using 70+ apps in my device without using AI 😝😝..... #nofuckinAI
@Em0nM4stodon OK now I think I'm gonna make myself a badge that says "Natural Intelligence, guaranteed AI-free" to wear to work
@detours_anachroniques @Em0nM4stodon Made myself this with a quick image edit for my slack profile picture. Sorry I don't have a larger version but its on my work computer and I'm not turning that on during the weekend lol
@metalplates @Em0nM4stodon Thanks for the inspo! So you got me working on mine tonight 🤣
I'm not sure about the three words you're using, although funnily enough "preservative" in French is the same word as "conservative" (conservateur), and I wouldn't mind telling people there's nothing conservative about me.
But I'd like to keep it simple since I want to make an actual badge to wear and be readable on my actual body.
What do you people think of it ?
@metalplates @Em0nM4stodon
New versions in English and French
Tampon de label vert où il est écrit "Je travaille sans I.A.", "100% intelligence humaine et naturelle"
Label badge saying "I always work without AI", "100% human intelligence"
makes a nice emoji
@Em0nM4stodon i should mention that it wont be me ahead of the curve, it's AI people who will be behind me 
@Em0nM4stodon
Hear, hear!
The errors, unfacts & hallucinations of AI are stark.
I’ve had it cite an East Sussex town - Hailsham - as 37 miles southeast of Brighton AND 35-40 miles east of Brighton, both of which are in the English Channel.
@Em0nM4stodon I get what you are saying but why do customers ask for AI features in software?
@dcgirl @Em0nM4stodon Literally no one does. Customers hate it, venture capitalists love it.
I'm in close touch with our sales team; they literally get sighs of relief when customers hear there's no AI in what we're trying to sell them.
@Em0nM4stodon exactly the point of Vivaldi browser
@Em0nM4stodon We put this graphic on a few of our sites. Not a huge brag, but it is there.
https://jyanet.com/media/images/written-by-humans.svg #WrittenByHumans
@Em0nM4stodon Obsidian announced that as a stance and that’s why I switched back to it haha
@Em0nM4stodon artisanal, hand-crafted with love code and functions
@Em0nM4stodon The educational resources we create to teach with social impact films are 100% human made (by real live writers, subject area experts, instructional designers, cultural consultants, editors, translators and designers).
We absolutely should brag about it. The challenge is figuring out how to do that in a sector (education) that is saturated with "AI"-hype.
@Em0nM4stodon It should be promoted the way food is labeled: "contains no artificial flavors, colors, or intelligence."
"🔥 Websites built by humans! Proudly not using "AI" "
Been using that tagline for awhile now.
@Em0nM4stodon I recently talked to someone who told me they worked on AI. I asked: "Real AI, or pretend AI?" They asked me what I meant. I replied: "Are you doing Machine Learning? Or LLMs?"
"Oh," they said, or words to that effect, "I'm doing Real AI."
😂
@Em0nM4stodon this reverse trend if very much needed in the industry.
Currently in many domains, it’s a matter of shame, if your product is not using any AI 😞
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
I read an article this morning that said the latest trend in home design is "dumb homes". No smart appliances, no smart features. Sounds like no AI will be coming soon enough....
@gme
> I read an article this morning that said the latest trend in home design is "dumb homes"
Link please! Or title/ author. I'd love to read this, and send the link to my friends who install home automation systems.
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
#Perplexity for the win.....
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/i-read-an-article-on-my-phone-_g7C_OlJR7K2xaZL4eyYuQ#0
> I read an article on my phone, within the past 48 hours, that said the latest trend in home-design is to ditch "smart homes" and all the smart home gadgets and go back to the basics with dumb appliances. Can you please find me the article?
Yes, the article you read about the latest trend in home design—moving away from "smart homes" and back to basic, analog (or "dumb") appliances—is real and quite recent. Multiple reputable sources published detailed coverage of this trend within the last 48 hours.
Main Points from the Article
- The trend is being called "dumb homes" and highlights a growing desire for manual light switches, digital detox corners, and a generally less automated, tech-heavy living environment.[1][2][3]
- Experts suggest this is part of a bigger "analog wellness" movement, pointing to reasons such as anxiety from always-on tech, rising costs of smart hardware, constant obsolescence of devices, and persistent troubleshooting frustrations.[3][1]
- Real estate listings cite more demand for spaces dedicated to unplugged relaxation, such as reading nooks, and design media like Dwell magazine have named the decline of smart homes a top trend for 2025 and beyond.[4][1][3]
- The trend is not just nostalgia—researchers find that modern tech's intrusion creates anxiety rather than comfort, driving people back to tactile, resilient, and self-sufficient home environments.[5][2]
- Wealthy homeowners and luxury buyers in places like Los Angeles are especially shunning Wi-Fi-connected, voice-activated appliances in favor of timeless, low-tech designs.[6][5][3]
- Some Gen Zers are bringing back corded phones for both escape and aesthetics, and landlines are seeing a slight resurgence among parents aiming to keep children off screens.[1][3]
- Despite this trend, smart home tech may still hold value in highly tech-oriented markets, such as San Francisco or Austin, but it's losing favor in second-home destinations and among buyers who want to "unplug".[3][1]
Sources
For the specific article, you most likely read one of the following, published within the last 48 hours:
- Axios: "Dumb homes are the latest flex" (published Nov 1, 2025).[1]
- inkl: "Dumb homes are the latest flex" (published Oct 31, 2025).[3]
- Slashdot and Hollywood Reporter have also covered the same trend from slightly different angles.[2][5]
These articles are consistent with what you described and match the timeline and theme of your recent reading.
@Em0nM4stodon my array of regular expressions did a better job at creating top-level RTL connectivity than the AI solution, and used a tiny, tiny fraction of the energy.
@Em0nM4stodon well, generative AI. An old school boring machine learning is not that bad.
The pencil is mightier than the Oracle.
I just watched this vid... and I'm now officially terrified... this is such an 'Oppenheimer' clone story...🤦 😬
@VeroniqueB99 Check out this video from computer scientist Cal Newport. He explains pretty concisely why all this Super Intelligence apocalypse stuff is total bunk. He is definitely not a pro-AI guy either. https://youtu.be/y0RI5CnoDvs?si=VtAhbQASabsHfjTU
@Em0nM4stodon that's why I made https://slopfree.club, so people have a way to brag about it. Just need to set up the directory part so folks can list their products on there
@Joshsharp @Em0nM4stodon Another link worth adding to landing page: @andycarolan 's "ai free content" badges! Available at https://ko-fi.com/s/4662b19f61!
@Joshsharp @Em0nM4stodon Great idea! Our stuff is AI-free!
@Joshsharp This is awesome!✨
@Em0nM4stodon @grumpygamer The next big thing afree #AI is #GHI. Decades of Work went into it! It outperforms AI by many dimensions
@Em0nM4stodon I sometimes market it as "bring your own AI" like yeah you can use LLM-generated crap as input if you want. Not sure why you'd wanna though.
@Em0nM4stodon what if you used ai to build it but does not actually contain any ai functionality
@GezThePez @Em0nM4stodon that's no problem.
AI ensures it won't compile and only those who can't fix it on their own use AI in the first place
I wish more companies knew that true leadership is announcing loudly and publicly, "we think the current iteration of 'ai' is immoral, unethical, and we pledge never to use it."
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