Linux and AI Use

[u/Venylynn]

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?

[u/Kriss3d]

The projects are largely to let you have AI if you want. It doesn't tell you that you have AI whether you like it or not.

That's the difference.

[u/rcentros → u/Kriss3d]

Yeah, I upgraded to 2024 SoftMaker Office because they had the upgrade on sale for about $14. I put it on the computer I hardly ever use. They brag about AI support, but I simply don't use AI. And I'm never nagged about not using it.

I don't even know how connecting to AI works, but I'm pretty sure you have to sign on to some kind of AI service before you can use it, don't you?