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  • If everything is political, as DDV likes to rant every now and then, then Linus' politics are those related to how software is to be developed and distributed. I don't see why a software project _should_ care about global warming, minorities, state policies and other issues outside of its scope. It could, and it can be a good thing to do, but it doesn't need to.

    It feels wrong to me, though, to see AI being used in kernel development, as I see the trouble it causes on regular projects.

    by sav_m
  • > The AI built-out is by far the fastest growing energy consumer in the world, and they’re being built with fossil fuels, or drawing green energy demand away from replacing the fossil fuels depended on by other industries.

    This paragraph links to the IEA report which does indeed call datacenters the fastest growing energy consumer, but also says:

    > Despite rapid growth, data centres remain a relatively small part of the overall power system, rising from about 1% of global electricity generation today to 3% in 2030, accounting for less than 1% of total global CO2 emissions.

    For scale, beef production is about 9% of total greenhouse gas emission.

    by jamii
  • I propose we get rid of tiktok videos and let the kernel devs use AI. That should balance.
    by JodieBenitez
  • The author seems to be making a mountain out of a molehill, to be honest. Linux has never been a "political project" like the author asserts. GNU is closer to that, but even GNU has a purely technical component (the software itself).
    by drnick1
  • This is a “everything is political” rant but now with 50% more AI.
    by vanagandr
  • From the title, I was hoping this was going to be a story about the major AI distros agreeing on an API and basic AI capabilities to be included in Linux just like Microsoft and Apple have done with their operating systems.

    Instead, it's:

    > how many tons of CO₂ added to the atmosphere or liters of fresh water supplies disrupted is a tolerable price for a better code review?

    The answer isn't zero, is it?

    by criddell
  • I read through this and must have missed it, but I don't see a single example of AI use in the Linux kernel development posing a problem.
    by datakan
  • >The same process is pricing regular people out of the energy they need to power their air conditioner during those heat waves and the technology it enables is pushing them out of the labor market and into poverty.

    I don't see evidence this is true, and the critical mass of data centers is making electricity cheaper. Economies of scale -> more energy = bigger electric plants = cheaper energy.

    https://netchoice.org/new-study-confirms-what-weve-been-sayi...

    by logancbrown

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