XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:18:01 -0600, chrisv wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence DÿOliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> some dumb fsck wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> *** AI is now heavily employed in Linux kernel development,   
   >>> including by Linus Torvalds ***   
   >>   
   >>Just worth pointing out the difference: the Linux folks seem to be   
   >>getting something useful out of AI technology, as opposed to pushing it   
   >>on customers (unsuccessfully) for its own sake, as Microsoft is trying   
   >>to do.   
   >   
   > To spell it out, M$ wants to use AI to spy on us.   
      
   The mere fact that they are integrating it into the file explorer makes   
   that very clear. Right now, only principled people are making the move to   
   Linux. Soon, even those without any knowledge on how to change operating   
   systems are at least going to inquire about an alternative. Like I said in   
   another post, a good chunk will likely go to Apple. Nevertheless, a lot of   
   people will stick to the PC platform either because they can customize it   
   to their liking, before it costs less, because there is more variety of   
   hardware or because they want to hold onto some old stock. Those people   
   are going to be motivated into looking into what this "Linux" thing is.   
      
      
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