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Mozilla’s Betrayal of Open Source: Google’s Gemini AI is Overwriting Volunteer Work on Support Mozilla (www.quippd.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by yoasif@fedia.io to c/linux@lemmy.world

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TL;DR: Mozilla’s translation bot on Support Mozilla (that is currently overwriting user contributions is based on the closed source, copyright infringing LLM, Google Gemini. This is in spite of Mozilla claiming that they are at the forefront of open source AI, and belies their exhortations to choose to build open source AI and data sets. Although Mozilla has experience in attracting open contributions for data sets in projects like Common Voice, Mozilla is using a closed data set to overwrite open contributions. Since (paid) Gemini queries do not train the model, Mozillians can expect to correct errors every time the bot automatically updates an article.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not because they're a dick; because they are authoritarian and literally control a platform of discussion. A communication platform dev being an authoritarian is extremely disconcerting. Any kind of bigot in control of the media you see would be.

My logical fallacy contribution: It's a slippery slope.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Is the ladybird dev an authoritarian? Because that's very different from a racist, or a transphobe.

I would sooner criticise Lemmy for being developed by actual, self-declared authoritarians, unless I have evidence of similar positions from ladybird. After all, that's why I left Proton. The CEO's a supporter of the US' Authoritarian regime. It doesn't bode well for a closed-source project.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't seen a transphobe that didn't also share authoritarian ideas when it comes to suppressing trans folk. Do you not see how that would be just as bad as a tankie having a bias in propping up non-Western dictatorships?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fair! The only reason I'm still here on Lemmy is because it's open source and I can defederate from them, but Ladybird's motives certainly bear scrutiny. However, I'm sure that we'll get a full rundown on privacy and security when it's in a truly unable state.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fantastical! But unfortunately my dog is long gone. He is not just literally dead but has also phonetically, epidermally, notoriously, capricorniously, double-retro-undokiecongeably, irrelephantly, incognizantastically well distributed among air particles. Redonkeoulous right?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you ok?

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm on Lemmy after all, aren't I?