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Direct link to the LLM Policy Discussion: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187

Example of a KDE dev not wanting environmental concerns to play any role, despite KDE having an environmental project:

Devs rejecting any notion of transparency by disclosing AI usage in code submissions (in direct opposition to advice from the FSFE):

And all of this is coming right after the debacle with an AI slop project being allowed to give a presentation at Akademy, and the person asking how this was allowed being blocked by KDE:

https://lemmy.nz/post/42029517

as well as the discussion thread bringing up legitimate concerns about AI usage being closed:

https://discuss.kde.org/t/sorry-to-bring-up-a-contentious-topic-kde-ai-llm-policy/46333/164

As someone who genuinely loves KDE, and has even donated to the project multiple times, I sadly have to accept that the majority of KDE have hopped onto the Pro-AI train, and they will not be dissuaded otherwise.

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[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 84 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is EXTREMELY disappointing. KDE is my favourite DE.

[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This. Dunno where I'm going to go once KDE starts collapsing under the weight of AI slop. XFCE maybe? Do they have an AI policy? What's Cosmic looking like these days?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Xfce have embraced AI with their new Wayland compositor.

Cosmic accepts AI code, but according to them, they take a preemptively hostile view toward AI code submissions and will rewrite some parts by hand.

There's some lists linked in the comments here of DE's that reject all AI.

[–] SorryQuick@lemmy.ca -5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe you should reconsider your outdated views instead. Why are you even using linux to begin with, considering the kernel also allows “ai slop”?

[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago

Outdated views, huh? Tell me you're deluded without telling me.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

That's like telling a vegan to update their views and eat meat.

There are many legitimate reasons to want to avoid AI code and avoid encouraging corporate AI use. Not all of us have to adopt your views on AI.