2026-08-30 20:23 UTC
So Debian adopted a resolution on the use of “generative AI”:
https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002#texte
Condorcet spoke: of all the options put to the vote, it must be a good compromise, an average of where the community stands.
How much of a compromise is it really, though?
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@civodul@toot.aquilenet.fr 2026-08-30 20:24
The message of this resolution is that it’s neither “pro” nor “anti”: it’s neutral, promoting “responsible use”. In fact, it looks like an example of “extreme centrism”: “Debian neither endorses nor prohibits the use of generative AI”, “Contributors are expected to exercise appropriate care”, “[t]his resolution therefore affirms that generative AI is neither exempt from nor subject to special rules”. The narrative seems to be: “AI” is just another tool, nothing changes here—move along.