I don’t think it is likely that they would be harmed by things like new regulation on ‘public source code’ projects?

Just wait until idiot politicians start drafting laws to stop these “open source” projects … and of course end up painting with such a broad brush that it catches actual open source software distribution as well. (Maybe also influenced by a few corporate donors who would like nothing better than to legally kill open source projects.)

and he said he believes all games will be open source in a few years

He’s wrong on that, but it would be kind of cool to see truly ‘closed source’ software quickly become a thing of the past.

Yes, it’s not legally open source, but maybe it could be functionally open source, if everybody has relatively easy access to the source code. Imagine, say, being able to actually turn off Windows telemetry because you decompiled it, edited out the telemetry, and then compiled and installed your own custom version…

To be fair, to have even heard of Lemmy means you’re probably much more of a ‘tech expert’ than 95% of normies.

Yep. If AI can plagiarize open source software all day every day, let it plagiarize closed-source software as well, why not?

If it makes all software copyright protections obsolete and dead, then maybe that’s at least a silver lining to AI.

Now, somebody do the nvidia Linux drivers next!

Microsoft confirmed there’s a new Windows Search coming to all PCs later this year

Bold of them to install their new Windows Search on my Linux PC without my permission.

But, yeah. Their unspoken assumption here is that if it doesn’t run Windows, it’s not a PC.

But probably with way more AI.

i’m an ai songwriter

No, you’re an AI prompter. The AI is the songwriter.

i finished a song for a stranger

You asked the AI to finish a song for a stranger

If I wanted an AI song, I’d just ask the AI for it myself. No need for a middleman.

Yeah, then he’d be fine, as long as he has insurance coverage and doesn’t flee the scene.

These spots would be useless for bicycles, because there’s nowhere to secure it, nothing to lock it to.

would ‘drive believers out of public life.’

We can only hope.

And depending on the age of the kids, letting your kids walk even a couple of blocks could be enough to get the cops and CPS called on you. Unfortunately, the days of letting your kids roam freely outside are over.

I don’t know whether to be disappointed or relieved.

All Amazon seems to know is that I build high-end computers and have a specific model of TV … because I bought computer parts and a TV from Amazon. The only slightly funny thing is that for some reason they think I have an X-box? Oh … wait … just realized. Also bought an xbox-style game controller for my gaming PC.

So … yeah. Either Amazon is rushing to clean this shit up before people see it, or I’ve just been good enough with online privacy that Amazon’s only information about me comes from actual Amazon purchases.

Here’s how to check yours.

Look inside.

Article does not contain instructions on how to check yours.

I just really hope they’re having knowledgeable humans carefully review those contributions, as ever.

I don’t really care where the code came from (though I am a bit concerned about copyright issues making open source licenses no longer enforceable) – but I just want it to work and work well … which a lot of AI code doesn’t. I would be very sad if the Linux kernel itself becomes a bloated, inefficient, buggy, slop-filled mess.

There have legit been instances of coyotes figuring out how to use transit systems and regularly commuting with them.

The old say, “Health is wasted on the young”.

Well, I say, “Wealth is wasted on the old.”

Obviously.

Yep. Very gentle (nobody wants to get kicked by a horse with soap in its eyes), very effective (horse owners want that glossy mane look), and no stupid bullshit (they don’t bother with adding 14 fragrances, 5 artificial colors, and 3 types of tropical fruit extract).

It’s not user error to use a product as designed.

Buying it in the first place was the error.

Oh, well if you’re renting, then by all means – fuck over that landlord!