●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, July 10, 2025 ●● ● Jul 10 [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-07/msg00000.html [02:15] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Is AI-generated code changing free software? [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] "Recently Microsoft has announced substantial layoffs. [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI - BBC News [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxl0w1w394o [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Such restructuring of the workforce is taking place when the company [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] is making large investments in generative AI, which can among other [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] things, generate computer source code. Naturally people assume that [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Microsoft is assigning coding more and more to AI and fewer engineers [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] are needed. [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Microsoft claims 30% of new code is written by AI [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] - PCWorld [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.pcworld.com/article/2768784/microsoft-ceo-claims-30-of-new-code-is-written-by-ai.html [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Microsoft's CEO reveals that AI writes up to 30% of its code - some [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] projects may have all of its code written by AI [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] - Tom's Hardware [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-ceo-reveals-that-ai-writes-up-to-30-percent-of-its-code-some-projects-may-have-all-of-its-code-written-by-ai [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] But I observe a major contradiction. If Microsoft's engineers find AI [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] code generation efficient and effective, so should those working on [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] free software projects. There should be submissions of AI-generated [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] code, discussions of the quality of such code, user reviews of various [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] AI-powered development tools and suggestions of how AI can enhance [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] traditional development tools, but I see none of it. I arrived to this [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] conclusion after a cursory check of some developers' lists in the [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] following archive: [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/ [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Maybe I'm not looking hard enough. If anybody can point out to good [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] examples of AI usage in free software development, I'd like to know. [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] I believe that if AI is capable of code generation, it should be up [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] to other, related tasks. Code inspection is one of them. In many [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] regards inspecting existing code is easier than creating code from [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] scratch. It is strange that we hear a lot about AI code generation [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] and little about AI code inspection. [02:15] schestowitz[TR3] Akira Urushibata" [02:15] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bbc.co.uk | Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI - BBC News [02:15] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Microsoft claims 30% of new code is written by AI | PCWorld [02:15] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft's CEO reveals that AI writes up to 30% of its code some projects may have all of its code written by AI | Tom's Hardware [02:16] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Mail Archives [02:42] schestowitz[TR3] "The elections are officially open from Thursday 26 June, 08:00 CEST to Thursday 3 July, 16:00 CEST. Tap here for more details. 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    One of the most effective defenses for protecting software freedom is the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL is the first free software license to have effectively secured software freedom: then, now, and into the future. This has allowed the free software movement to flourish over the last forty years. Here's how we've defended both the GPL and your computing freedom lately: [...] [11:02] schestowitz[TR3]

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    Krita 5.2.10 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes Ahead of Major Feature Releases
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    Krita 5.2.10, a free and open-source digital painting app, is out now with critical bug fixes, improved performance, and prep for Krita 5.3 and 6.0.

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