Oh hey are you looking for a Vim alternative?

Helix has replaced Vim/Neovim for me almost entirely. I install it first-thing on new devices.

And the devs, far as I can tell, are not using AI, nor adding first-party support for it.

https://helix-editor.com

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

Helix

A post-modern modal text editor.

For those interested, I did a demo/intro of Helix a while ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QullbX0JKq8

Live Session: Helix Intro

YouTube