On Fri, 21 Aug 2026, albertoravia378 wrote: > > You are, of course, free to hold your own opinions. However, I would point > out that we are discussing Debian and the use of artificial intelligence in > relation to Debian. > > We are not discussing the honesty or reliability of a YouTube commentator’s > opinion, nor the misconduct or policies of companies involved in artificial > intelligence, including the > experimentation and performance evaluations associated with its development. > > Nor are we discussing “YouTube ethics,” or civilians working for private > companies — are they volunteers, or are they politically motivated? Who pays > them? — or for organizations and > associations whose stated principles may be virtuous, but whose interests and > activities are not separate from the profit-driven world. > > We are not discussing the military either. > > Everything I wrote previously is true; you can verify it. > > Being a retired government programmer does not add anything to the discussion. > > _______________________ > [email protected] > > Debian User — Question about: “Debian puts artificial intelligence to a vote; > developers will decide how to accept AI-generated or AI-assisted code” > > As a retired government programmer, I respectfully disagree. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JH_Zd2mNRsB > _______________________ > > Best > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > On Friday, August 21st, 2026 at 3:45 PM, albertoravia378 > <[email protected]> wrote: > > * maybe a little off topic but it's been well publicized that ai is used to > write malicious code > > how can we find an os that we trust. > # > The code written by AI is supervised by human reviewers in accordance with > Debian’s established procedures and proven protocols. All information on this > subject is freely accessible and > has been widely disseminated. > At present, AI is used primarily to detect bugs, vulnerabilities, and > errors—including inconsistencies, logical errors, and human mistakes. Ubuntu > and LibreOffice have benefited from AI > in their initial redesigns, first launches, creation, renewal, and subsequent > development; this, too, has been widely documented. > > If malicious or harmful code is produced, it is due to insufficient training > in AI programming and use—not to any intention to make things worse or any > inability to do better. There is > no demonic mind or hidden madman behind the machine. >
it wasn't my intent to ruffle anybody's feathers only that i am concerned about what my computer is doing that i didn't consent to
