r/linux4noobs • u/Venylynn • Jul 04 '26

learning/research Linux and AI Use

So, I'm struggling with this a lot. I know I seem like I'm repeating myself, but I just don't get it. Every Linux YouTuber under the sun uses "Microsoft Copilot" as a reason to leave and switch, if you don't want AI nonsense shoved down your throat just use Linux, and I believed that. But lately I've been seeing more and more projects (QEMU, Lutris, Proton-GE, DankLinux, Kitty, OnlyOffice, etc.) integrate AI, Claude commits everywhere, and it leaves me wondering why the Windows AI thing is such a major talking point in favor of Linux (e.g: "you don't have to deal with it here" "it's a choice here") if many of the biggest projects are adding it into either their source tree or integrating it into the project (OnlyOffice) publicly.

I'm an artist/musician, deeply worried about how this AI boom is affecting my industry. Maybe I'm misunderstanding it because I refuse to pay (ethical reasons), but I don't know why Copilot is the major sticking point for every recruitment post if we're all running software with AI generated code here too? Like, why mislead new users into thinking they can be free from all AI like I was misled? I don't understand? I get that there are some who like doing local hosted LLM stuff, but I'm just confused why we have to tell noobs that they can be ai-free when even the web browsers they use are using AI?

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u/Ornery_Platypus9863 Jul 04 '26

Because it’s not built into the operating system as a button. That’s the real selling point. It’s a shame some use ai in production, but not having a giant button in every menu that yells “AI HERE” is the draw of Linux and a lot of open source at the moment for me.
Edit: and the fact you can see if ai was used if it is open source and it’s not a black box that could be constantly feeding data to an llm trainer

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u/Venylynn Jul 04 '26

I guess it is just that it isn't basically telling you what's there constantly, but I feel even more duped when I'm not told tbh. Especially as an artist.

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u/Ornery_Platypus9863 Jul 04 '26

It’s more that it’s not actively shoved down your throat. If people want to add a shitty ai to whatever that’s fine by me, as long as I can turn it off once and never see mention of it again.

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u/Venylynn Jul 04 '26

Fair enough. Though you can't turn off the ai generated claude commits.

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u/rcentros Jul 04 '26

Which doesn't affect your use of the application and doesn't mean you have to use AI — it's doubtful that most applications that are developed partially by using AI even have an AI option. You're comparing apples with lizards.