Discussion
I should make a list of FOSS apps, projects, and services that have Fediverse accounts and don't code with AI, then strike them from the list with a big ELIMINATED notice if they do start drinking the slop kool-aid.
EDIT: Made one https://fedidevs.com/s/MTA2OA/
Honorary mentions
https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/117341552145650963
@catsalad @chadmccullough can any linux distro truly belong in that list?
@catsalad there's https://mastodon.tedomum.net/@deuxfleurs
They're the ones who made garage among other things
@catsalad@infosec.exchange what, you mean like Pixelfed reputedly going AI? I thought the pace of updates was suspiciously high.
@catsalad wow @elementary has such a beautiful banner !
I'll consider switching to it next time I break my Debian
@catsalad just a list of slop code in general, hand written or otherwise, would be nice. OpenSSL wasnโt AI coded and that didnโt turn out so well, for example.
@catsalad Great list?
Maybe to add to the list: @littlefedi_official
@scott @littlefedi_official Bookmarked for when the source code is published :3
@catsalad I would differentiate between using AI vs using what these losers call โAgentic AIโ which is nothing more than neglecting your own agency.
I use multiline autocomplete, a chat tab as a search on steroids and targeted medium-sized function/block generation. All powered by local models.
And I donโt think Iโm using โAIโ in a way that wasnโt possible 10 years ago already. And this didnโt hurt software development nor the planet nor my cognitive skills.
A doubt: Iโm developing a Grammarly alternative that uses rules + local LLMs. But with the aforementioned workflow, do I qualify for the list?
@iscarlosmolero
You're skipping the legal and environmental aspects of using LLMs.
@catsalad
@iscarlosmolero yeh, sorry even local, open weights etc are a problem.
Where do they come from, does knowing you use #localAI help normalise it, encourage other uses (with harmful effects).
I won't argue because even if you are the one person who's #LLM use genuinely isn't doing direct harm, do you want to risk secondary harm of helping tech fascism and the inevitable genocide that will flow from it? Have you read how it is inherently fascist tech?
Food for you to chew on.
Suggestion for the list: @OBSProject
(They have an anti-AI coding policy, see https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@duke_of_germany/117316316603616893 )
@catsalad well, I looked into Forgejo as a potential base for my project, but there are over 2k open issues in their repo, and some of them are over two years old. Honestly, the only way for them to keep up would be employing a clanker.
My project would require new features in it, but there's no chance they would be implemented within Forgejo, and myself I'm bad at golang.
I'll probably implement it from scratch, using Claude as a coder, as I don't have a budget to hire a full time developer (it's not even a commercial project).
@catsalad good list, thanks!
Install bonfire.cafe
Get the full app experience
@catsalad do i see KDE on the list? i am not sure about that right now...
(kinda relatedly but not the same, this site exists and has fedi links for many people as opposed to projects, which is cool, but it's hard to tell what project(s) they're associated with
https://handcraftedcode.org/ )
We write code by hand: We use Natural Intelligence to build software.