Ask HN: How do I contribute to OSS without giving training data to AI companies?
I recently created a solution to do line-to-line occlusion for usage in computer graphics and specifically plotter art. After publishing the results, I have received inquiries about open sourcing my code. At face value, my reaction is an enthusiastic yes. If I can help contribute to the plotter art community by way of releasing this, then I am all for it.
I began to consider the implications from a different perspective though. This problem currently cannot be solved by AI or vibe coded. It's still within the domain of a human to create, and I find this valuable. If I opensource it, I'll be implicitly contributing my knowledge to every AI company that scrapes Github, NPM, etc. and I find myself massively out of alignment with their objectives. Sam Altman is a grifter and a creep.
So, my question is, how can I prevent AI training on a publicly available OSS project?