Post by @nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt
Nina Kalinina (@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt)
https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/117092740129308653
> Content warning: re: Kind of Tangential question. On BSD "Politics".
@ferrebam with a caveat that my comment obviously doesn't represent any sort of official statement and was just my understanding of the situation at the moment
@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt
I thought it was interesting to share it, since you have taken the trouble to review it.
I understand the problems of the llm but I have mixed feelings about this. Not because I think it's okay for it to be used in something as sensitive as the development of an operating system, but rather because of a sense of searching for "absolute purity" that in the end leads to radicalized positions.
But yes, I think that some type of control must exist, that certainly does.
@ferrebam I think taking a radical position is empowering. People say that there's no ethical consumption under capitalism, and it surely seems true when there's almost no slavery-free coffee or chocolate on supermarket shelves. So deciding to prioritise sellers that do pride themselves on trying to avoid slavery can be very cool. And so can be choosing not to use operating systems that endorse AI on my personal devices. Either come at a cost, of course. Neither are an absolute good, the world is complicated. But I want to believe that being able to have a choice matters.
@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt
Correct, I agree, if you can choose between two options, the one that is the most ethical is better. Still, even if more restrictive licenses are used, in practice, I doubt it will be 100% controllable if all developments are free from the use of LLM.
When I said radicalization, I was referring to the fact of even choosing to stop using, for example, Linux systems. I think it is 1000 times better to continue using them, even if there is controversy with LLM, rather than closed options. We also have to be realistic, what is interesting is that there are more and more users outside of exclusive options and, for that, we cannot bet on options with almost no adoption or not designed for the general public.
It's complicated, but we agree on the core of the problem.