GrapheneOS defends use of AI for coding

GrapheneOS is currently defending its use of AI coding tools on Mastodon against complaints by various accounts claiming to be users.

We do not understand where you’re coming from or why you’re so incredibly angry with us. It’s not justified and does not make sense.

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If they're just using it to find and patch bugs/exploits? Fine by me.

Vibe coding? Get the fuck outta here.

This is the key point.

From my reading that is not the limit in how they are using AI. It seems like they are accepting LLM generated code as inputs.

This pretty much compromises the whole project as far as I am concerned.

Considering Graphene’s entire reputation is staked on extremely precise definitions of security, this is a little concerning.

They’re the “best” (read: most secure) mobile operating system. If the best degrades, I don’t foresee some Graphene alternative stepping up very quickly (see also: cross-platform alternatives to Google-made Chromium and Google-funded Gecko)

is the linux kernel “the best”? because they are using AI tooling. Linus actually threatened to use LLM to maintain sparse if nobody stepped up…

is curl the best? because the creator of curl has also used/accepted LLM code…

if the creators of two of “the best” pieces of software ever made are accepting (NOT embracing or promoting… just accepting) LLM code… maybe it’s time for us to think about the possibility that this MIGHT be a useful tool instead of everyone just yelling “SLOP SLOP SLOP” everywhere…