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Open Slopware project bans user over AI policy debate

A user on Mastodon reported being banned from the Open Slopware project on Codeberg. The user believes the ban was a result of questioning the project's stance on AI usage, specifically a policy that seemed to permit AI for research but not AI ingestion. The user also mentioned being banned for commenting on the premature locking of a discussion thread and appealing for a calm debate culture. AI

RANK_REASON User complaint about a project's moderation decision, not a significant industry event.

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Open Slopware project bans user over AI policy debate

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Seems like https:// codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open -slopware booted me... ...and I think my crime was 1. bringing up (in what I thought was the nicest way possi

    Seems like https:// codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open -slopware booted me... ...and I think my crime was 1. bringing up (in what I thought was the nicest way possible) that I think something like "you may use AI for research but we really don't want you do so" doesn't sound like "co…