Whenever AI is mentioned lots of people in the Linux space immediately react negatively. Creators like TheLinuxExperiment on YouTube always feel the need to add a disclaimer that “some people think AI is problematic” or something along those lines if an AI topic is discussed. I get that AI has many problems but at the same time the potential it has is immense, especially as an assistant on personal computers (just look at what “Apple Intelligence” seems to be capable of.) Gnome and other desktops need to start working on integrating FOSS AI models so that we don’t become obsolete. Using an AI-less desktop may be akin to hand copying books after the printing press revolution. If you think of specific problems it is better to point them out and try think of solutions, not reject the technology as a whole.
TLDR: A lot of ludite sentiments around AI in Linux community.
AI is massively wasting power that we need for electrifying transportation and more useful things.
There are many things more useful than AI, for example good internet search engines.
AI can be useful for dedicated things like being trained on relevant tutorials and documentation to help with Linux.
Too bad you can’t centrally plan what people want to use power on. Only if you could would the world be a better place.
We can’t imagine anything but unfettered capitalism, so onward we go to our own destruction!