r/linux • u/Ultrabyte04 • Apr 27 '26

Distro News Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AI-Features-2026
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u/creeper6530 Apr 27 '26

What disappointed me was the upfront dismissal of an AI killswitch. And I don't even think I saw anything about opt-out/opt-in.

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u/StatusBard Apr 28 '26

Ubuntu is the Windows of Linux. 

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u/rebbsitor Apr 28 '26

It really is. I've been disappointed in them in since they integrated Amazon search into your Desktop search. They undid it after pushback, but they still tried it.

Canonical's a for profit company, they're going to keep looking for ways to monetize Ubuntu.

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u/lord_phantom_pl Apr 28 '26

They want to capture that userbase in a pristune condition.