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The potential for damage is much higher

Doubt it. Maybe Microsoft can fuck it up somehow but the tech is here to stay and will do massive good.

You might argue that “private cloud” is privacy preserving

I don’t know since when “on device” means send it to a server. Come up with more straw men I didn’t mention for you to defeat.

Thanks for the history lesson, these days it is used to refer to those opposed to industrialisation, automation, computerisation, or new technologies or even progress in general.

Right, another aspect of the Luddite movement is that they lost. They failed to stop the spread of industrialization and machinery in factories.

Screaming at a train moving 200kmph hoping it will stop.

The amount of time they save is huge, no wonder people are excited.

I don’t see anyone calling for cash grabs or privacy destroying features to be added to gnome or other projects so I don’t see why that would be an issue. 🙂

On device Foss models to help you with various tasks.

Good point about the imprecision. On the other hand most Linux desktop users are Normie’s, think Steam deck and so on.

Some of the most popular Linux desktops are built for ordinary people with the KISS principle in mind. Not arch using tinkerers

That’s just nitpicking. Everyone here knows what we mean by AI. Yes it refers to LLMs.

Reminds me of Richard Stallman always interjecting to say “actually its gnu/Linux or as I like to say gnu plus Linux”…

Well no Mr Stallman its actually gnu + Linux + Wayland + systemd + chromium and whatever other software you have installed, are you happy now??

The fallout show is liked because it plays into the male fantasy Just like the games

This cap is essentially psychological warfare against the consumer, to form negative thoughts about being responsible with plastic waste.

Are u OK? How is it meant to make the consumer think they are responsible?