Some thoughts on AI

After using macOS for over 25 years for both work and private projects, heavily using open-source software, I fully switched to Linux around 2019, following many previous attempts at experimentation and switching. Initially, this presented particular difficulties for my music production, which is why I have since devoted myself to promoting Linux for music production. My goal was (and still is) to encourage music software vendors, particularly smaller (boutique) developers, but also larger ones, to support Linux which would, in turn, make the platform more attractive to producers, engineers, and musicians. Quite a bit of my motivation to support Linux stems from my wish that everything in this world would be open source rather than controlled by mega corporations or governments. And, for quite a while, things seemed to be progressing really well. More and more vendors introduced Linux support for their products, and the situation for music production (and actually, for most other…