We have been talking about "ethics" in tech for a while and I am not saying that that's irrelevant. But I feel like talking about "politics" is more relevant: Ethics tells you not to do or to do a thing. Politics explains why someone wants to build a thing and allows questioning that, challenging that. But we let tech hide behind "being neutral" or whatever BS they call it.
When "open source" no longer means anything but is reduced to "just vibes" we can also just stop doing it at all. Because at that point it's really just working for free for corporations.
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I wrote a few days ago how the OSI's new "Open Source AI" definition is not open source (and that "open source AI" basically doesn't exist for larg...
I wrote a few days ago how the OSI's new "Open Source AI" definition is not open source (and that "open source AI" basically doesn't exist for larger systems) (
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Does Open Source AI really exist?
The OSI has presented their definition of Open Source AI and a closer reading only shows that "Open Source AI" probably just isn't a thing tha...
) Now OSI really wants to keep pushing it and started collecting corporate endorsers for this hollow definition whose only job is to enable "open washing" of proprietary systems. And personally I find it deeply disturbing that @Nextcloud 📱☁️💻, and SUSE Linux - who both should know better - supported this. The fact that Mozilla does is just the next step in their intellectual collapse.
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Open Source AI Definition Endorsements - Open Source Initiative
Endorser organizations These organizations endorse the Open Source AI Definition. Add your name to the list. Statements of support Add your name to...
Wer Merz jetzt noch wählt, nachdem er so klar gesagt hat, dass er nahezu alle gesellschaftlichen Infrastrukturen (den administrativen/handlungsfähigen Staat, das Gesundheitssystem, das Sozialsystem) zerstören und durch privatwirtschaftliche Initiativen ("Verantwortung") ersetzen will, dem ist wirklich nicht mehr zu helfen. Egal wie shitty SPD und Grüne und FDP regieren.
Okay, today is the most Internet day ever. 1. I got a spam message. 2. Via Matrix. 3. Arguing that AI will kill us in 6 years and 4. also arguing that the Jews are behind AI. 5. It ended with the sender calling themselves "the next Hitler" It's been a fucking mouthful.
The federated social web is my main social platform (using this account). It's not my identity to defend or shit on it. But I do have many criticisms with regards to culture, product and project management as well as many questions about sustainability (financially and socially). It's important to address those questions honestly, curiously and openly. To accept that currently this is a social sphere that excludes many groups for a whole bunch of reasons (many of them coming from the dominant culture here). And we're not really doing a great job. On the other hand I find it a bit weird how many people publish their hagiographies of Bluesky here without any deeper analysis. Federated Web vs. Bluesky is way too often an identity thing. About defining one's own crowd as the actually cool ones or whatever. It's not helping anyone really.
"When you focus on mastering frameworks, you end up chasing trends. In recent years, there’s been a rush to learn new tools rather than mastering the underlying principles of coding and problem-solving. This approach runs contrary to the spirit of innovation. A competent craftsman isn’t defined by their tools but by their skill, creativity, and understanding of materials." (Original title: Framework overload: when convenience dulls innovation in software development)
Prahlad Yeri - Freelance Programmer and Writer
Framework overload: when convenience dulls innovation in software development
Web and software developers are more empowered today than ever. But there’s a growing problem: the increasing reliance on frameworks, libraries, ...
What's going on over at Bluesky? Oh they fundraised and got a whole bunch of money from a blockchain investor who has money in basically ever fucked up scam you have heard of. Great.
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Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like dir...