Flathub now says apps with AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or other content are not allowed.
  • ikt ( Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ) 
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    5 months ago

    Flathub now prohibits applications containing any AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or other content.

    I would say this is a huge kick in the shins because AI is everywhere in coding now but I don’t think flathub is used that much anyway? I can’t think of anything I’ve been like, holy hell I better go to flathub to get this app, I can’t get it anywhere else

    • x74sys ( x74sys@programming.dev ) 
      6·
      5 months ago

      Just because they‘re used everywhere doesn’t mean that we just have to accept them. Also doesn’t mean that LLMs are a good thing.

      I think LLMs can be used as an (additional!) cyber security analysis tool, that’s honestly the only area in which it seems to be actually useful (right now). And most projects don’t reach the size in which spotting security risks spanning across many different modules is a relevant skill to have. So it should be used sparingly, on things like the linux kernel. Then the cost of it might even be worth it (but I also don’t want to know about the amount of hallucinated bugs it finds).

      • x74sys ( x74sys@programming.dev ) 
        4·
        5 months ago

        And I want to add: even though LLMs can identify cybersecurity risks, it doesn’t mean they are good at cybersecurity. They’re probably just as bad as in any other area. Also questionable if the actual positives outweigh the labor required to flag all the false-positives.

    • Voytrekk ( voytrekk@sopuli.xyz ) 
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      5 months ago

      I think the policy was made in good faith to stop vibe coded apps from being added, but there are actual developers using AI to speed up development. It can help fill in with weaknesses that slow developers down.

  • Denys Nykula ( nykula@piefed.social ) English
    5·
    5 months ago

    I wonder how that policy change affects library usage, because while I’ve still never felt a need to code anything using an LLM, I rely on e.g. Valibot for input validation.

  • dev_null ( dev_null@lemmy.ml ) 
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    5 months ago

    I wonder where they place the line. Many IDE’s today use machine learning for autocomplete, it would be difficult to have a 100% AI free piece of software.

    I once asked ChatGPT to find a bug in a piece of code that wasn’t working. It found it and I fixed it now that I knew what the problem was. Does that count as AI-assisted even if I didn’t use any AI generated code?

    I don’t like the arbitrary exception for “well established” projects. It sounds like they want to keep their cake and eat it too. Ban AI while not losing any big popular projects. As most big popular projects will have some form of AI assisted content. If they are principled they should ban it for everyone. As it is, what they saying is that AI slop is welcome as long it’s in a popular project.