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   Carina C. Zona (is in Berlin) (cczona@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 10:21:47 JST Carina C. Zona (is in Berlin)

   Drastic budget cuts for FOSS, by the EU, and the explanation given is that "because lots of budget are allocated to AI, there is not much left for Internet infrastructure". https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/foss_funding_vanishes_from_eus/ So here is one more way that the fever over "AI" bullshit does real harm. Infra projects that protect security, privacy, and other vital needs will be underfunded so that more money can be thrown into the "AI" black hole. Sigh.

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 17:00:11 JST pettter

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     @cczona Funny how this happens and then _the day after_ it's made absolutely clear why we should dismantle the Microsoft monopoly.