Just seeing the list here: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware
I don't know what to think about it, many incredible open-source projects went downhill, some worse than others, full AI permission usage and some of them even advertise AI providers on README.md. I'm even using many of them myself.
Even the good guys are falling, I'm not sure what to think about it. Am I overreacting maybe?
You might think, that's fine, not a big deal, some of them just allow AI usage, but not AI generated code, but for how long? If you allow use of AI for anything the tendency is that you'll be even more open about it in the future.
List of projects that personally draw my attention or I use eventually:
- Firefox: not unexpected, but still, I had hope on Mozilla bring more tech awareness on mainstream
- Spaceship prompt: I use this on my terminal for customization, why'd you need AI for such a simple project?
- VLC: just sad
- curl: sad x 10
- Vim: sad x 20
- zoxide: they literally promoting AI providers in the README, such a simple tool as well, why?
- CoMaps/Organic Maps/OsmAnd: the few ones providing a good alternative to Google Maps
- Element: that's literally the most used client for Matrix I guess?
- Python: I thought they were the good guys as well
- Lemmy: unexpected, code of conduct says it's allowed
- Linux: the final boss, unbelievable
Is there any hope at all? Or am I just overreacting?
Long story short: LLMs can provide value in software development, especially in senior developer hands. Apparently that value is not something many feel they can just leave on the table.
This doesn't answer the question whether you can separate the tool from it's maker or from how it came into existence or even about possible long-term consequences of it's usage.
But for a lot of programmers these are questions they don't feel compelled to consider, and I can empathize. LLMs are now here and they, like most technology, won't just disappear again for ethical or long-term-risk reasons. Completely shunning them will become a niche, even in the often idealistic world of open-source.
I'm looking forward to when the hype dies down and the general understanding of what LLMs really are and where they are useful becomes more normalized. This whole "AI" nonsense drives me nuts.
You forget one thing, it's not fair with the ones who stand against it.
There are plenty and good projects who stand against AI, is it fair with those who are trying to do the correct thing?
I don't think so.