The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• 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 their respective AIs into the heart of their operating systems, and some Linux distributions, such as Omarchy, have followed suit.

Also: I tested one of the first Linux distros to go all in on AI - and I didn't hate it

Fortunately, not every Linux distribution has plans to add AI into the mix. In fact, several distros have either explicitly...

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