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You always get this kind of thing. The novelty wears off after a while.
However, I've also found the AI useful on a few occasions now - even sometimes when they get the answers wrong!
I'd say Microsoft screwed up by limiting Bing Chat to Edge.
They were never going to dethrone Google like that.
If anything it was, rather, a turn-off.
Early on there was a cross-browser extension, Bing Chat for All Browsers, that worked around this. It's what Microsoft themselves should have offered from the start and presumably a portion of such users would then start using Bing more in general, even if not as their default search. At the very least they would be using Bing Chat and not be unnecessarily locked out.
There is the third-party extension but how many people are aware of it?
Microsoft officially do now have an extension for Chrome not sure whether it works for Chromium browsers) that allows access. Chrome is not my default browser. I tried it briefly and found
- It didn't work.
- It changed default search to Bing.
Poor.
The third-party extension doesn't do that.
And btw access to Google Bard is not artificially restricted to the Chrome browser. Why didn't Microsoft do the same?
Kevin
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The Honest Broker wrote: The only areas where AI is flourishing are shamming, spamming & scamming
Which is exactly what everyone should have expected (and continue to expect, and worse).
There are no solutions, only trade-offs. - Thomas Sowell
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)
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Meta has released a tool called Code Llama, built on top of its Llama 2 large language model, to generate new code and debug human-written work, the company said. Sure, why not. Everyone else has released one.
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Theme song?
Ride My Llama - YouTube[^]
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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If it is an intelligent Llama... will it wipe its ass itself?
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Only if its first name is Dolly. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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It seems quite likely that the OSS Dev of Moq was attempting to finally get a little payback for all the (unrecognized & unpaid) work completed.
Popular open source project Moq criticized for quietly collecting data[^]
If you read the article you will hear the outrage of all the users of the FREE library.
"oh, it's so terrible that the OSS Dev OWNER added something to his code that does this."
I admit, I wouldn't like discovering that this was added either, but it is the prerogative of the OWNER.
But the outrage seems much off-kilter. You see, once the OSS dev tries to get any value out of what s/he has done then all the users turn against them. All because the users feel entitled now.
It makes sense that 99.9% of people will agree with the outrage against the Moq OSS dev because 99.9% of the people are using the library free and want all the benefits without any skin in the game. 
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So because you're not paying for it, the developer is entitled to run whatever code they want on any computer that uses it, are they? 
I understand the frustration; if you release an OSS project, and then see lots of large multi-million dollar companies using it for free, without bothering to sponsor the project, I would imagine it's quite galling. Even more so if they start demanding support and/or fixes in the same way they would from a commercial tool vendor.
But that doesn't mean you get to exfiltrate personal data from the computers of every dev using your library - in direct contravention of GDPR at the very least - to send to your closed-source C&C server for whatever purpose you see fit.
His initial tone-deaf responses to any and all criticism also didn't help the situation.
Basically, "I gave you a free pint of beer" does NOT imply, "... therefore, I get to break into your house and make a list of all of your DVDs for 'reasons'." 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I agree with you, except maybe the free "pint of beer" isn't the analogy we need here.
Let's Change The Analogy 
I think OSS may be more like giving away a FREE Trojan Horse (that you expect to be nice) and then when the Trojan Horse ends up being nasty, then we all complain. 
And, I absolutely agree with you that exfiltrating data is evil.
I don't want that from software on my computer either.
But, what about Windows? They seem to be gathering tons of user data all the time because Win10 / 11 is basically free.
All the other companies too. But they're BigCorps so we (have to ) overlook it.
Also, I run Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS desktop.
Of course my laptop has Windows 10 on it too so...
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I don't think the outrage is off-kilter in the slightest. They were not told data would be collected from them so they are under no obligation what so ever to tolerate that nonsense. If the author wanted compensation then they should not have provided the software for free. Since they DID provide it for free that does NOT entitle them to collect any data from their users or to do anything else without their prior consent. 99.9% of those users did not expect there to be strings attached and I can not believe you consider that to be acceptable.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Generative AI will probably not replace most current workers, with its impact instead confined to automating some tasks for a minority, according to a report released on Monday by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations agency that develops standards for the world of work. Because who would know better than the UN?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Because who would know better than the UN?
The EU?
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Ouch!
I forgot about them.  
TTFN - Kent
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current unhappy micro-serfs are guaranteed to remain unhappy.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Instead of fearing being replaced by AI, these professionals have a more positive outlook. The other third have already been replaced by AI
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Kent Sharkey wrote: The other third have already been replaced by AI
Or work totally offline in the field / mine / forest...
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they believe AI will replace their managers, and, get rid of Agile, scrum, pair programming, etc.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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The relational model and SQL have been foundational database technologies for the last 40+ years. Meanwhile, modern applications look very different from that of 40 years ago when SQL was invented. "You come at the king, you best not miss."
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They make some good points but their pricing model is, well, the words "arrogant" and "outrageous" come to mind.
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But... will it be usable for web generation?
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Looks like nothing more than a lambda expression wrapper over SQL and not anything new.
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Microsoft wants to enhance Windows with AI in more ways than one. Let's just shove that image generation wherever it might fit
Coming soon to File Explorer!
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Enhance... yeah, right!
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Just learn something today - Paint is still part of/included in Windows, wow... 
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Using computer simulations, scientists also determined the personality types best suited for stays of up to 28 years on the Red Planet. Followed shortly by a population of 0
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