In the last few months, I've been contributing a lot to the c2rust project, a suite of programs that transpiles C code into Rust code. Recently it has started flirting a bit with AI, which has made me very nervous. I've asked them to clarify their stance on it. Let's hope it turns out ok...

https://github.com/immunant/c2rust/issues/1653

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Clarification of stance on AI use · Issue #1653 · immunant/c2rust

Recently there have been a few uses of AI/LLMs creeping into the c2rust project. First the postprocess command using LLMs internally, and now #1614. I don't think AI use is really ever justifiable,...

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@ruawhitepaw Ugh. Requiring a gemini API key is a blatant disregard for fellow coders and the open source community in general. Even if we assume that a LLM is uniquely suited to solve certain problems, In the roadmap they don't even _consider_ adding support for a small model running in your own computer. They're just kissing the ass of these corporations without a second thought...