On Wednesday, July 29, 2026 10:40:44 PM Mountain Standard Time Joseph R. Justice wrote: > [The following, EXCEPT FOR THIS NOTE HERE, was entirely created with > the use of Google GMail generative AI, the "[TAB] to improve" option > they offer. I copied the previous message into my clipboard, opened a > response to it, deleted everything already in the response (e.g. the > previous message incorporated as a quote with the preceding "> "-s as > usual, copied the previous message (e.g. the *not* quoted version) > from my clipboard into the text entry field, brought my cursor to the > top of the field, added a few blank lines, and then pressed [TAB]. > What's below is the result, as created by GMail as an "improved > message". Different, huh? Not necessarily worse, not necessarily > inaccurate, maybe even *better* in the eyes of a few / many / all. > But, most *certainly*, different. Anyway. Hope this is of some use, > interest, or at least amusement. Thanks for your time. Be well, take > care, do good things. As always, I remain, your (well, *a*, not > necessarily *yours* mind you!) dog on the Internet ... Joseph] > > Hi Holger, > > As a mailing list observer rather than a Debian developer, I wanted to > share my perspective on this discussion. > > When I read Lucas's original message, I found the situation irony to > be quite amusing rather than offensive. In a debate concerning whether > the use of LLMs should be permitted or banned within the project, it > is interesting that someone would use those very tools to summarize > the proposals and ongoing commentary. It seems like a reasonable > approach given the current technological landscape, assuming the > generated summary remains fair and accurate. > > That said, considering the broader context of the discussion, I can > understand why some participants might find the preemptive use of AI > tools in a shared space off-putting. While I do not entirely share > that view, I can see where your concerns are coming from and believe > they were raised in good faith.
My personal opinion is that I find the *premptive banning* of AI off-putting. I don’t think anyone has the grounds to request that anyone else in Debian not use AI until a GR passes making that the official Debian position. -- Soren Stoutner [email protected]
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