r/linux • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 4d ago

Development Flathub just reversed its AI-generated content ban, but developers still need to say they used it

https://www.xda-developers.com/flathub-just-reversed-its-ai-generated-content-ban-but-developers-still-need-to-say-they-used-it/
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u/Geminii27 3d ago

Why not keep the ban but offer a similar/identical service for AI content? People who want AI stuff can look there, or even specify searches across both services, while the original Flathub remains AI-free.

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u/InstanceTurbulent719 3d ago

because not even the linux kernel is AI-free. You'd have to ban all apps that are not exhaustively reviewed by the flathub maintainers and even then it'd be impossible for them to prove whether code is generated by AI or not

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u/Geminii27 3d ago

What's currently AI in recent kernels?