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?
To leave a thing because of blind hatred for AI and no proof that the AI has actually been a burden is definitely overreacting.
Most developers have found a way to incorporate AI into their development. Even if it’s just using to review code for bugs.
My suggestion would be, whenever you think of AI, stop thinking about AI.
You commenting that just highlights that you've either never had to work with a developer who uses AI, or do not have the adequate level of skill to correctly review something submitted by a developer who uses AI.
I review things all the time. Crap comes from people and from AI. People just love to let it roam free, and that becomes a problem.
My quote was…. Just because something might have AI involved, doesn’t mean it’s suddenly “slop” and no one can show me an open source project they used that went from “great” to “slop” because of AI.
I guess you missed all those studies/results about:
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