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The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way
If AI isn't your jam, and you're looking for an operating system that doesn't (and won't) force it on you, look no further than these Linux distributions.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Not all Linux distributions will eventually include AI. Developers' ethos often runs counter to AI technology. Jack Wallen expects these six distros will continue to shun AI. AI is everywhere, and the technology's tendrils continue finding their way into more and more places. Will we soon see AI in shopping carts, waffle makers, heated blankets -- rocks? OK, maybe AI in rocks is a stretch, but you get the point. Microsoft and Apple are embedding…
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