One of the most popular Linux distributions is about to get an influx of AI features. As reported by Phoronix, Jon Seager, VP of engineering at Ubuntu developer Canonical, shared a blog post on Monday detailing plans to add AI features to the Linux distro over the next year. As the post states, the AI features “will come in two forms: first as a means of enhancing existing OS functionality with AI models in the background, and latterly in the form of ‘AI native’ features and workflows for those who want them.”

These features will range from accessibility tools like improved speech-to-text and text-to-speech to agentic AI features for tasks like troubleshooting or personal automation. According to Seager, Canonical will be prioritizing model transparency and local inference when adding these AI features. Behind the scenes, Canonical is also encouraging its engineers to use AI more, but Seager noted that “I will not be measuring people at Canonical by how much they use AI, but rather continue to measure them on how well they deliver.”

Seager goes on to add that AI features could potentially help new users navigate the “famously fragmented” Linux desktop ecosystem: “If we’re careful about how we employ LLMs in a system context, they could demystify the capabilities of a modern Linux workstation and bring them to a much wider audience.”

got it, thanks.

why are the satellite trails segmented?

more private than what? which features are you looking for?

there are potentially many apps for it, but the question needs to be more specific.

i don’t assume they are lying, I simply don’t blindly believe their advertising claims without tangible evidence.

for example your claim of “no logging” is at best partially false, since their own privacy policy clearly states that IP addresses are at least temporarily collected, always and without exceptions.

who is the owner and how the company is funded is not important here, they are selling products and advertising them through claims that need verification.

then why did you link them?

anyway, the point here is that they are the ones making claims, so they have the burden of proof.

as I told you already, corporations lie to their customers all the time, so it is always better to be safe and wait for the actual proof before trusting any of them.

have you ever checked them?

could you point me to where any of them proves that Proton isn’t actually collecting any data?

because I am only reading about penetration tests and such, which only tell me that their software is reliable against attackers, but that is not the point of the discussion.

also it seems there is no audit for their AI assistant at the link you provided.

can you link me your source about Proton being “proven to not keep any other data”?

welcome to the real world, where corporations lie.

Proton allegedly does it.

It’s all just advertising, until you get the hard evidence.