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The Human Only Public License

16 Oct 2025

Whether artificial intelligence systems will end up being a positive or a

negative force for humanity is still an open question. But we might find ourselves

one day with AI embedded at every layer of our existence, living lives of toned down and

diluted humanity with only our dreams for escape. Although I am not yet convinced

of this worst case scenario, I believe it is important that we as software developers

have at least the option to opt out of that system altogether, to be able to continue hacking,

working, and tinkering in a space of our own in total absence of artificial intelligence

systems, and share this luxury with our users.

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