Being a software developer myself, I know what good, clean code should look like, I know of security vulnerabilities to look out for, I know how to keep a codebase maintainable, and I know how to NOT vibe code my way into a shitstorm. I love the new opportunities I feel like I have now, I just wish it didn't come with the baggage of guilt I have knowing how the systems were built and trained.(5)
Even thinking about having AI help automate the grind and help me quickly write classes and methods - in a language that I can read, understand, and critique before I accept changes - elates me beyond expression. I want to make a game for my wife to play, I want to help open source software progress, I want to invite more people off monopolistic platforms and into the Fediverse without fear of being unable to support them before I get distracted. (4)
I develop software for a living and as a passion, but I've been struggling with ADHD my entire adult life. I have ideas that I want to bring to life and inconveniences that I want to fix with my skills, but the monotony of writing the whole codebase line by line can strain my attention to breaking point. Godot is an incredible game development software but going through the documentation is the bane of my existence. (3)
Adding to that, the unfeeling construction of data centres that are destroying the wellbeing of anyone unfortunate enough to live nearby and the audacity for them to not pay for power or land usage unless forced by new laws baffles me. I cannot, in good conscious, condone usage of AI for anything at all.
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**HOWEVER** (2)
I don't think anyone is following me, so nobody will see this, but I do have a dilemma.
Most people on the Fediverse probably share an opinion on AI, myself included; it's an incredibly cool technology in concept but it is built on theft and with the intention of harm, the data sets are blatantly stolen and the big money behind it is going into replacing artists and employees with machines, and that's not even mentioning the environmental impacts! (1)
@EUCommission just ban Meta.
spla