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<p>Linus is a pragmatist and only interested by tech, then yes in
that very short sighted perspective, using AI makes sense. But
there might be people that don't think that tech is an end per se.
I seriously tech is going to destroy us to be honest.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 16/07/2026 à 14:21, jeroen.ticheler
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<div dir="ltr">There is an interesting email Linus Torvalds writes
in reaction to the LLM debate. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">I’m aware (as he is too) that it does not provide
an answer to all aspects around AI. But it covers the technical
tool aspect. I reckon it makes sense to introduce this here as
an outsider (from OSGeo) view. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Have a good day!</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On 9 Jul 2026, at 09:14, Vincent Picavet
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<div dir="ltr"><span>Hello,</span><br>
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<span>On 02/07/2026 21:32, Jeroen Ticheler via Discuss wrote:</span><br>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear all,</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>The first outcome was a call to
be careful with the way we talk to each other. If we lose
respect and stop being a welcoming community, the harm
lasts longer than any single PR. *We are in this
together.* AI-assisted coding is here to stay, and it also
opens doors, for example for people who do not code but
want to help once good guardrails exist. The room agreed
on this and backed it.</span><br>
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<span>I would also like to react to "AI-assisted coding is
here to stay". This statement cannot be true in this simple
form. This is exactly the message the big AI corp expect
everyone to believe, but it is actually not possible in this
simple expression. Propagating this message without nuance
is wrong and already a strong bias to any debate :</span><br>
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<span>- current AI-assisted coding methods cannot stay in the
same economic system, as the financial construction of AI
industry is totally unstable</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>- current AI-assisted coding practices cannot stay in
the current legal situation, as the copyright principle
itself is at stake ( hence all opensource legal basis )</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>- current AI-assisted coding tools cannot exist for long
on our planet, given their impact on environment</span><br>
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<span>These are at least 3 aspects of AI that objectively
cannot stay as they are now. There are numerous others that
may trigger debate, but what is for sure is that **current
AI-assisted coding behaviours** will not stay as they are in
the future and in our world, as they are not compatible.
They will either evolve, or our world will change
drastically.</span><br>
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<span>And as citizens, this is also our choice to make, and
not to blindly repeat PR announcement from AI coprs.</span><br>
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<span>If you estimate that AI-assisted coding will stay,
please include some nuances, impact & risk assessment,
and conditions for that sentence to stay true also.</span><br>
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<span>Vincent</span><br>
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