[OSGeo-Discuss] Using AI in OSGeo projects - Notes from the Timisoara BoF

[Even Rouault]

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.

Le 16/07/2026 à 14:21, jeroen.ticheler via Discuss a écrit :
> There is an interesting email Linus Torvalds writes in reaction to the 
> LLM debate.
>
> 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.
>
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> Have a good day!
> Jeroen
>
>> On 9 Jul 2026, at 09:14, Vincent Picavet <vincent.ml at oslandia.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> On 02/07/2026 21:32, Jeroen Ticheler via Discuss wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> [..]
>>> 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.
>>> [..]
>>
>> 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 :
>>
>> - current AI-assisted coding methods cannot stay in the same economic 
>> system, as the financial construction of AI industry is totally unstable
>>
>> - 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 )
>>
>> - current AI-assisted coding tools cannot exist for long on our 
>> planet, given their impact on environment
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> And as citizens, this is also our choice to make, and not to blindly 
>> repeat PR announcement from AI coprs.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Vincent
>>
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