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Well, try to explain how could that ever be possible that an industry that by very definition of what software is - something that can be infinitely copied and
by anovikov 1y ago
Well, try to explain how could that ever be possible that an industry that by very definition of what software is - something that can be infinitely copied and reused for free having being created once - is an inequality engine - was a source of optimism? It could only be a source of optimism of stakeholders because it promised, and indeed make, many of them near infinitely rich. It was the goal and purpose of it all along - to eat the world.
- saubeidl 1y agoI think through the beauty of open source it could've been an equality engine - democratizing access to abilities previously locked behind giant pay gates. However, with AI this has shifted. It takes immense capital investment and takes away any chance at equalizing.
- selfhoster11 1y agoWith AI, you can also write far more open source software, including things you'd never touch because of complexity, time investment, knowledge, or stack unfamiliarity. I'm not sure we (the open source community) are worse off in absolute terms.
- anovikov 1y agoAt best it will help you kill the snake by force-feeding it its own tail whereas AI will learn on AI-generated open source code, eventually becoming useless.