… You know there are menus with search in Linux just like Windows, right?
We’re only talking about the people who want to use the command line.
It’s less than the difference between windows CLI and poweshell. And if you’re like “I don’t use those”, guess what? You don’t need to in Linux either. You can run the update app.
A new language? It’s one app.
And if you learn it, you are back to the same level of usage, not “okayish”.
But yeah, no one HAS to move from Ubuntu/Debian to another flavor. (Which is what OP is talking about).
No one has to move off Win 11, either, if that pain doesn’t make it worth it to them.
True, I should have said a benefit that is a negative for the consumer.
You’re getting down-voted, but, yes, this change only really affects user experience.
I don’t know why anyone would think that what the LLM can access for context during your session is a limiting factor for what OpenAI has access to.
If this change freaks you out, the time for you to be freaked out about history was the moment they started storing it.
I think you might be confused about the difference between giving the LLM access to your stored conversations during your session and using OpenAI using AI to search your stored conversations.
What the LLM has access to during your session changes nothing but your session.
It’s not some “I, Robot” central AI that either has access or doesn’t as a whole.
That is the difference, but it’s a pretty minimal difference. Open AI hardly needs to give the LLM access to your conversations during your session to access your conversations.
In fact, I don’t see any direct benefit to OpenAI with this change. All it does is (probably) improve its answers to the user during a session.
I’m not going to defend OpenAI in general, but that difference is meaningless outside of how the LLM interacts with you.
If data privacy is your focus, it doesn’t matter that the LLM has access to it during your session to modify how it reacts to you. They don’t need the LLM at all to use that history.
This isn’t an “I’m out” type of change for privacy. If it is, you missed your stop when they started keeping a history.
One thing I have noticed, however. When I search for how to fix or do something, nearly all websites and forums reference Debian/Ubuntu commands, so the fragmentation there is a little annoying
I’m using Nobara, which is based on Fedora, so I hear you, but the only thing you really need to do is learn enough about DNF to translate “apt” commands in your head.
And maybe set up a few aliases you’re used to.
You mean DE1, right?
Mint for general use.
Nobara or PopOS for gaming.
Edit - you know what’s dumb about silent down votes? If you have an opinion, share it.
In my experience, LLMs are good for code snippets and input on best practices.
I use it as a tool to speed up my work, but I don’t see it replacing even entry jobs any time soon.