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I hate AI. It is being incorporated into the ticketing system at my job, and the three paragraph AI "summary" is often confusingly written. AI seems to take a "everything plus the kitchen sink" approach that provides redundant and unnecessary information, and I can get a better handle on the issue simply by reading the customers original brief question.

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Well hopefully we will all find out together real soon. People keep leaking reviews 🙃

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Quoting: Ehvis

Quoting: Cat_fanIMO there are only three features using LLM which should be installed by default (on a desktop setup): LLM based text-to-speech, LLM based speech-to-text/voice commands and image description tied to tts.

And only the two first features should be active by default and opt-out with the first page of the installer asking if you want to keep them active or not. And the third features being opt-in with no model pre-uploaded (but uploading a local model being easy).

Because they are accessibility features.

You say that but there is one little problem. Where should they run? If it's an online service it shouldn't and can't be on by default. And if it's run locally, it'll take quite a bit of power to do so and the "accessibility" of it becomes a lot less. I which case a more targeted and less brute force solution might be preferable.

Well if you happen to posses more recent hardware (which also will be more are more prevalent and standard in the future) you will necessarily have either NPU or some similar possibility of hardware accelerating a LLM. In that case I believe it might not be such a big deal performance-wise...

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CachyOS is my favorite distro right now. They do more than the average fork, providing v3, v4, and zen4 optimized packages while also providing a better default user experience. I still wouldn't recommend it as much for someone who just wants a machine to work, as you will need to understand some Linux things for maintenance and configuration.

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Quoting: Cat_fanIMO there are only three features using LLM which should be installed by default (on a desktop setup): LLM based text-to-speech, LLM based speech-to-text/voice commands and image description tied to tts.

And only the two first features should be active by default and opt-out with the first page of the installer asking if you want to keep them active or not. And the third features being opt-in with no model pre-uploaded (but uploading a local model being easy).

Because they are accessibility features.

You say that but there is one little problem. Where should they run? If it's an online service it shouldn't and can't be on by default. And if it's run locally, it'll take quite a bit of power to do so and the "accessibility" of it becomes a lot less. I which case a more targeted and less brute force solution might be preferable.

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Quoting: Stella100$ is like 85€ right now

Which goes back up to 100 when you include VAT.

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I've never used Ubuntu, and now I definitely never will. I want nothing to do with AI. I've gone out of my way to avoid it.

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If it is used reasonably then I do not care too much...

(I'd really love to have e.g. a search feature through my huge picture archives. Or translation. I guess TTS and STT would be great too...)

Although I do see huge issues with how, for what and mainly by whom the AI is being used these days - and some huge negative questions and implications attached nobody has an answer for - there are some interesting and really useful usecases...

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"Agentic" is a term to make it sound like it's more than it is.
Call it what it is, chatbots that rewrite text badly, then blame you for anything that went wrong.

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Canonical is the Microslop of Linux

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I remember being at GamesCom 2014, and playing Alien: Isolation. I knew the movies, I knew the creature. My knees were shaking while I was in the booth, headphones on, concentrating on every sound, every moving shadow... just not to be found by the xenomorph.

And I couldn't wait for the native Linux port for Alien: Isolation back then, I did what I wouldn't do today. I dualbooted to play this game. And I loved it. The unpredictable movement of the creature was something new. You think you knew how games work, they follow always the same pattern or so? Not this game. This was an experience on a different level. And I LOVED it. The low-fi design, matching the atmosphere of the movies, absolutely stunning.

Alien: Isolation was and is one of the best Alien games ever. And I hope part 2 will not fall short. Any sequel that is coming after such a masterpiece, having to deal with high expectations won't have it easy. Yet I'm very interested. And the trailer shows, we might be on a planet, probably a colonly like in Aliens. At least that's what the rain behind the save station suggests.

On the other hand, I yet have to play some Alien titles. I just started Alien: Rogue Incursion VR, thought I would continue or play the pancake version more (which I also didn't), I didn't even start Aliens: Dark Descent.

Instead I play Aliens vs. Predator (2010) and Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop (though it's not related to the Alien franchise) again and again 😁

Speaking of AvP, yep, I'm also looking forward to Alien Deathstorm!

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The first game took me forever to get through because I couldn't handle long gaming sessions: it was too intense. The very remembrance of hiding in a locker while it lurked outside gives me goosebumps.

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Fuck AI and fuck Canonical.

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This d7vk version in my case work ok with mesa 26.2-dev





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Quoting: Ehvis

Quoting: suchLet's not forget that $99 does not include tax, so the actual price is actually higher.

Dollar sits pretty low these days, so still just over a hundred euro. Expensive, but not too bad if it's a quality controller. Isn't this thing trackable by the Frame? VR controllers are 150 euro, so it's still a good distance away from that.

100$ is like 85€ right now

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A company like Framework probably attracts many Linux users with their philosophy and all that. So it's not necessarily that surprising.
But they're not that small of a company anymore. Which means we're talking about quite a decent number of Linux users regardless.
Gotta love seeing a company advocating for repair rights, respecting the customer and embracing Linux being successful.

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AI in snap: see "slop in slop"

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Ubuntu's track record of allowing fine control over some features does not bode well. We still have to jump through hoops to remove "ubuntu advantage" on systems it is irrelevant (and no, it's not "completely harmless" to leave it there).

If they go in a way that gives full control to the user, with like a checkbox/prompt before enabling something new, who cares. If they go in a way that forces things on because "it's ok, trust us bro" and "who cares, it's just a little harmless extra nail in the coffin", then no. And, well, with Canonical really liking to force things over… we'll see I guess.

I know there are alternatives out there, but the less people will care about this, the more it will become prevalent. And when every major distro decides that it's ok to do that, we're screwed.

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If it's local inference and there is no tool access, then why not. But running an agent of your desktop with access to the internet and tools is completely insane. I use AI heavily, but it's all confined in a server in restricted containers where they can't do any damage if they eventually get taken advantage off.

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IMO there are only three features using LLM which should be installed by default (on a desktop setup): LLM based text-to-speech, LLM based speech-to-text/voice commands and image description tied to tts.

And only the two first features should be active by default and opt-out with the first page of the installer asking if you want to keep them active or not. And the third features being opt-in with no model pre-uploaded (but uploading a local model being easy).

Because they are accessibility features.

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It seems they're going to shove AI down our throats whether we like it or not.

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Not surprising, given Ubuntu's track record...

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I didn't leave Windows for more AI in my operating system!

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Good bundle

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Man, the first one is the most horrifying game I've ever played.
Started it thrice, stopped it thrice and never gonna play it again, because it totally stresses me out.
After playing it for two hours I need a week off to calm down 🙈
Thus, great game, just not for me. 😆

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Quoting: ElectricPrismI own 9 XBONE controllers, 4 DS4s, 3 Steam v1 Controllers, and maybe 3 dozen 8bitdo mod and retro controllers.

That is a lot! Crazy! I never would... oh, don´t mind, i just opened the drawer with all my small retro- and audio gizmos. Yes. Okay. I want one to! :)

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Hopefully it is released for my bday in May and I can have an excuse for the purchase 😆

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Hype: The Time Quest

Goodness me, now there's a blast from the past. POP3D as well... reading the list is like stepping through a time portal.

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Quoting: suchLet's not forget that $99 does not include tax, so the actual price is actually higher.

Dollar sits pretty low these days, so still just over a hundred euro. Expensive, but not too bad if it's a quality controller. Isn't this thing trackable by the Frame? VR controllers are 150 euro, so it's still a good distance away from that.

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Last Night Last Call reminds of Red Strings Club mixed with the Ace Attorney series, promising!

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