Proton’s AI manifesto for software engineering | Proton
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How will Proton navigate the AI transition? Read the internal memo by Proton CTO Bart Butler.

In an effort to stem the bleeding from the backlash about their AI usage and their CEO’s meltdown, they decide to do the exact opposite and go all in.

…I’m tired, boss.

  • Trad Wench@thelemmy.club
    107·
    5 days ago

    This is so frustrating because I started degoogling exactly a year ago, and had finally managed to get completely free of Google mostly thanks to the proton ecosystem… But it took a whole year! I am just settling. I am a mom of two under-10yo boys in my forties. I don’t have time for this shit. I thought I was gonna die a proton user. Fucking hell.

    • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
      30·
      4 days ago

      Enshitification reaches all things. Even self hosted projects which are high quality.

      Goal posts are always moving, incredibly frustrating. In a similar boat and I sympathize with you.

    • mirshafie@europe.pub
      9·
      5 days ago

      Holy shit. I’ve spent more than a year and I’m a fucking nerd with no kids to worry about. Hats off to you lady.

      • Trad Wench@thelemmy.club
        2·
        3 days ago

        Haha thanks, but I am a fucking nerd too and having kids is the biggest motivator for doing all you can for a better future. But yeah the time it takes to be able to go against the big-tech and surveillance state is NOT family friendly at all. Which is ironically why so many people become complicit in the system after having kids. It is by design.

        • mirshafie@europe.pub
          1·
          3 days ago

          Well, I’m proud of you for trying. I made an effort some years ago trying to set up a cloud for the extended family to use, but it is so much work to actually keep it all fast, safe and going at all times and I don’t want to be the reason that everybody loses their family photos. Maybe I’m overthinking it.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
      2·
      4 days ago

      Sorry you’re having to worry about this.

      For what it is worth, I think you’re still better off at Proton (where their AI idiocy could leak your private information) than at Gmail (where their user agreements seem to indicate they proactively sell it.)

      • Trad Wench@thelemmy.club
        2·
        3 days ago

        Yeah, and mine just got renewed for a year a couple of months ago so I’m gonna stick with it for the time being, hoping they listen to their paying customers while exploring the self hosting options but I really am not sure that’s for me. I managed to do a lot of privacy related improvements in my digital life by just following github instructions blindly and such, but I think self hosting for email is the step that really goes above my pay grade. I tried doing jellyfin and high seas to stop paying for ellison’s hbo but it didn’t work out well and I’m back to paying for it begrudgingly. Ugh.

        • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
          1·
          3 days ago

          I hear that.

          I’ve taken multiple runs at most of my digital freedoms.

          I figure I can always take another run at whatever continues to bother me, given time.

          And remember, you’re already protecting yourself better than most people manage.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Unfortunately the best practice is likely to not let yourself get pulled into any ecosystem. Avoid having any single provider for multiple services, that way if one goes to shit you don’t have to move everything.

      Another bit is to have things run locally whenever you can. SyncThing works well to syncronize services between multiple devices, especially KeePass (local password manager) and Aegis (local 2FA).

      This doesn’t fix your current situation, but hopefully it helps you put together a new tech stack that’s more resilient

      • Trad Wench@thelemmy.club
        2·
        3 days ago

        I really hate how much I enjoy being in an eco-system. I am a Mac user and it took forever to covince myself to stop using an iPhone and get a pixel with graphene on it. I love the proton email and calendar being in one app on my mac, makes my life so much easier and I mourn the idea of not having that anymore. But I know you get used to the small conveniences eventually so yeah, you’re right. Thanks for the recommendations, SyncThings look like would be very useful to me!