has met heavy resistance from usershttps://www.theverge.com/tech/920723/linux-ubuntu-ai-features-ai-kill-switchhttps://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130Canonical's plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has sparked pushback from users who are concerned it could follow Windows 11's AI-heavy direction. "After Canonical's announcement earlier this week that it's bringing AI features to Ubuntu, replies included requests for an AI 'kill switch' or a way to disable the upcoming features," reports The Verge. >Canonical says it has no plans for a "global AI kill switch" but it will allow users to disable any AI features they don't want. It would mean AI is still here but inactive.In his original post, [Canonical's VP of engineering, Jon Seager] said the upcoming AI features will include >accessibility tools like AI speech-to-text and text-to-speech, along with agentic AI features. Canonical is also encouraging its engineers to use AI more and plans to begin introducing more AI features in Ubuntu "throughout the next year."In a follow-up comment, Seager clarified that, "my plan is to introduce AI-backed features as a 'preview' on a strictly opt-in basis in [Ubuntu version] 26.10.In subsequent releases, my plan is to have a step in the initial setup wizard that allows the user to choose whether or not they'd like the AI-native features enabled." Ultimately, he said, "All of these capabilities will be delivered as Snaps to the OS, layered on top of the existing Ubuntu stack. That means there will always be the option of removing those Snaps."Users who prefer to avoid AI entirely could switch to other distros like Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, or Zorin OS.
>>534151903ubuntu has been turning to dogshit for yearsI dropped, went back, then just dropped again. Never again.
Use arch or some other distro that isn’t packed with bloatware. Ubuntu is basically for grandparents at this point. /thread
>>534151977I JUST fucking switched from arch to kubuntu last year
>>534151903>>Ubuntu>Take an OS written and used by techies>Give it an African derived nameWhere does this shit end? tiresome.jpg
>>534152047Why? Are you retarded? Distrohoppers like you are ngmi
>>534152506if i wanted your opinion lithuania, oh who am i kidding nobody care about your opinion.
>>534151903Well, not that the 1% of the world that uses Linux will care, I guess I'm gonna try to find another Distro. Despite everything I really like Ubuntu.
>>534152658>seething vatnigger>>534152047stop worrying so much, personally I use fedora kde (which is sysDicks of course)Generally the pushback came from the experienced users who were simply accustomed to how it used to workSome parts of sysD are shit but in general it is good to have an overarching system here because it simy makes the system more predictable in the long run at the expense of migration pains and integration hurdles in the mean timeYou could also go for suse KDE if you want a "ready to go" experience rather than the "assy required" experience from archThough in general, much as I disdain large american software cuntpanies - just use fedora KDE spin breh
>>534153564My condolences, it was indeed cozyDeath to corpo globohomo
>>534152047Kubuntu is super nice. Try Slackware. You can choose KDE in the text-based installer. Easy peasy.
>>534151903have they put zucks age verification in it yet?
