Using AI translations of C++ code, to boot.
While I applaud having another viable option to the Gecko and Blink powered browsers, this really takes a lot of the shine off Ladybird, IMHO.
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It really depends, but I admit that AI and rust has bad press which is totally justifiable.
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The blind leading the blind.
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…or “the lights are on, but nobody’s home.”
Interesting times.
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I dunno, grafti.
They “vet” the AI-generated code by doing thousands of tests on it, and seeing if the output is the same as that from the original code. While that may work for usability, I have my doubts as far as security and privacy is concerned. Perhaps use AI to do millions+ of tests, on an ongoing basis? Yes indeedy, AI hacking software trying to preempt human hackers. The Vingean singularity is near.
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I still believe that AI is limited to being only as good as the worst programmer who worked on developing it. Just like any other software or hardware. If the past has proven anything, AI will only amplify its own mistakes. A computer can only follow the instructions it was given. It has no ability to orginate anything on its own.
Good luck explaining this to the masses who believe computers are capable of “thinking.”
On the other hand, because AI exceeds at amplifying mistakes, it would only bring to the front any mistakes in the original C++ code.
This is proven out in the results. There is a reason why AI is creating YouTube videos of unrealistic women with 18 fingers on two left hands.
Yea AI is not the problem, the massive surveillance that comes whith it and the conviction that AI code, is a good code because is made by ”inteligence” is and it’s frightens me.
And on top of that https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043
This shit will spread then it turn it self in Id scaninng or whatever so
we are fucked
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It’s a nice sentiment but it would never happen. Look at what they did at Ruby Ridge and Waco.
Look at how they treated the Jan 6th protestors.
The only way to fight now is to not use their systems, use VPNs and speak out against their tyranny while we can.
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The problem with using a VPN is you are still being spied on. You only changed the point of spying. Where the VPN service ends, your data becomes exposed. That is the dirty secret the VPN companies never talk about. Never mind the fact those same VPN companies are harvesting your data. I am pretty sure the government has back door access to those VPN companies.
The only secure VPN is one you set up yourself and own at both ends. Before I managed an 80,000 pound guided missile every day, I worked in a long gone tool and die shop. We had two buildings across the street from each other. To get our own data between buildings, we used sneaker-net until files became too large to fit on floppy disks and Zip drives. When Internet access went in at both locations, I set up a private VPN server in one building and a VPN client in the other. In this situation, a VPN is secure.
However, some hacker did somehow manage to find it with a packet sniffer, but was unable to break in. He threatened legal action if I didn’t let him in to steal whatever he wanted. I am still waiting for that lawsuit to show up. Any day now. It has been 25 years.
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Effectively true - in practice there are other benefits to using a VPN. Some of them fold like a house of cards, some just give the data over like Google and Apple - others do stand up to pressure.
NordVPN literally would have nothing to hand over in this regard. They use RAM based servers that don’t store any logs on your activity. They use third party payer apps that aren’t connected to your account.
Proton on the other hand has absolutely bowed to pressure and proven they keep logs.
If you use Mullvad, paid for with crypto, then even if the kept logs, they couldn’t be connected to you.
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