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Now that Debian is embracing AI anyone have any anti-AI distro recommendations? (feddit.online)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by WorkingPie@feddit.online to c/linux@programming.dev

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Been a long time Debian user but with the recent AI decision I am planning on moving on so anyone have an anti-AI recommendations? I understand its being used in the kernel as well but are there any distros taking a full anti-AI approach to the parts of the code they control?

Since folks seem a little confused on what I am referring to here is the mailing list page regarding the use of gen ai without disclosure vote: https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html

Phoronix article on it: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 55 points 2 days ago (46 children)

I'd say wait and see what they actually do. People are super trigger happy with shitstorms these days. But maybe wait for them to actually do something bad?!

[–] WorkingPie@feddit.online 65 points 2 days ago (38 children)

LLMs were created with the mass theft of others work by corporations that are now reselling that same information while making billions off it. Thats enough for me to want to step back from any project utilizing these tools.

[–] terabyterex@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

If you believe all that then you need to stop using linux all together. Linus sees AI tools as just tools so they can be used in the development if the Linux kernel. So Linux is a project using them. You must now stop using Linux.

[–] WorkingPie@feddit.online 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mentioned this in the description of the post already.

[–] terabyterex@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All you said is that you know they use it. You didn't answer why it's ok there? Also, Linus didn't put it up to a vote.

[–] WorkingPie@feddit.online 10 points 2 days ago

Never said it was okay there. Purpose of this post is to locate a linux distro that isn't using AI with what is under its own control. Can't control the kernel but I can look for distros that share similar ethics.

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