The reason we’re seeing so many #FOSS projects embrace #AI despite massive user and developer backlash has everything to...

The reason we’re seeing so many #FOSS projects embrace #AI despite massive user and developer backlash has everything to do with the class composition of these organizations and projects: the bourgeoisie hijacks everything and imposes their will on the rest of us. It’s just a fact that rich people and their lapdogs, have a lot more time and resources on their hands and so can easily join non-profits / community projects and impose their will because they think they’re better and smarter than the rest of us and don’t care about consent. The entire linux / foss infrastructure we rely on is either directly funded by Big Tech ( AI / military contractors etc. ) for tax and influence purposes who can influence staffing and policy decisions above and beyond the user base, and even without that, it is simply an expected cultural norm to staff the leadership of any organization with people with fancy credentials and resume’s who more often than not are ideologically in lock step with the tech o...