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Re:Diverse perspectives on AI from Rust contributors and mai... by ghosty141 on Sunday March 22, 2026 @06:49PM (#47483122)
The title is misleading. It says in one of the first sentences:

> The comments within do not represent “the Rust project’s view” but rather the views of the individuals who made them. The Rust project does not, at present, have a coherent view or position around the usage of AI tools; this document is one step towards hopefully forming one.

So calling this "Rust Project Perspectives on AI" is not quite right.

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Re:Diverse perspectives on AI from Rust contributors and mai... by chriscbr on Sunday March 22, 2026 @06:53PM (#47483166)
Maybe "Rust maintainers' perspectives on AI" or "Rust contributors' perspectives on AI" would be better?
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Re:Diverse perspectives on AI from Rust contributors and mai... by eholk on Sunday March 22, 2026 @07:10PM (#47483324)
I took it as meaning "perspectives of people in the Rust Project about AI."
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Re:Diverse perspectives on AI from Rust contributors and mai... by JoshTriplett on Sunday March 22, 2026 @06:52PM (#47483158)
Correct. This is one internal draft by someone quoting some other people's positions but not speaking for any other positions.
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Re:Diverse perspectives on AI from Rust contributors and mai... by mtndew4brkfst on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:50PM (#47484577)
Not speaking for others, but Niko's writing is IMO strongly shading the wording used to describe positions that do or don't align with his own views.
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