Re: Claude AI code audit of GNUstep core stack — 1 50 fixes, 12 perf optimizations, all available for upstream
Gregory Casamento <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:57:55 -0400
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--0000000000003498b506565dcb99 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Riccardo, I meant to add what I am saying below as a postscript. On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 2:36=E2=80=AFPM Gregory Casamento <greg.casamento@g= mail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 8:43=E2=80=AFAM Riccardo Mottola < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Foreword 1: when for brevity I am referring to AI, I am referring to the >> latest trend of the "big plagiarism machine" to cite David (or I prefer >> Chomsky's wording "High Tech Plagiarism"): large systems that suck code >> from everywhere, closed and open source, that scavenge every available >> resource and site (including our own) and digest everything. Well aware >> that AI could be local, integrated in Lisp, neural networks in chips and >> a lot of other usages of AI and Neural Networks all branded of "AI". >> >> Here's the thing... Chomsky's assessment demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how modern AI systems operate. Also, *anyone* who espouses this position displays a similar misunderstanding; here's why: Why the "Plagiarism" Label Fails - Novel Output: AI generates entirely original combinations of words rather than copying existing text. - Dynamic Synthesis: Large language models merge thousands of disparate concepts to create unique insights. - Lossless Storage Myth: Models do not store database copies of their training data to copy from. - Lossy Compression: The AI internalizes abstract concepts and semantic rules rather than specific phrases. If all the LLM represents is a statistical prediction machine, then I could understand your position on this point, but it isn't. It utilizes a neural network to support the above functionality. This means it can combine concepts it is exposed to in novel ways, so again. The following citations support my argument: Mitchell, M., & Wu, X. (2026). *LLMs, reasoning and plagiarism*. arXiv <https://arxiv.org/html/2502.16487v1>. https://arxiv.org/html/2601.02380v5 *Liberman, M.* (2026). Chomsky and the origins of AI research. *Language Log*. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3D72547 Del=C3=A9tang, G. (2023). *What Noam Chomsky gets wrong about AI*. MLPowere= d. https://www.mlpowered.com/posts/chomsky-gets-wrong/ Yours, GC -- Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c --0000000000003498b506565dcb99 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D""><= font face=3D"monospace">Riccardo,</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" = style=3D""><font face=3D"monospace"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_de= fault" style=3D""><font face=3D"monospace">I meant to add what I am saying = below as a postscript.</font></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmai= l_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 11, 20= 26 at 2:36=E2=80=AFPM Gregory Casamento <<a href=3D"mailto:greg.casament= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote c= lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial= ,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at= 8:43=E2=80=AFAM Riccardo Mottola <</span><a href=3D"mailto:riccardo.mot= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans= -serif;background-color:transparent">[email protected]</a><span st= yle=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"= >> wrote:</span></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg= b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br> <br> Foreword 1: when for brevity I am referring to AI, I am referring to the <b= r> latest trend of the "big plagiarism machine" to cite David (or I = prefer <br> Chomsky's wording "High Tech Plagiarism"): large systems that= suck code <br> from everywhere, closed and open source, that scavenge every available <br> resource and site (including our own) and digest everything. Well aware <br= > that AI could be local, integrated in Lisp, neural networks in chips and <b= r> a lot of other usages of AI and Neural Networks all branded of "AI&quo= t;.<br> <br></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmai= l_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">Here's the thing..= . Chomsky's assessment demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of h= ow modern AI systems operate.=C2=A0 Also, <b>anyone</b> who espouses this p= osition displays a similar misunderstanding; here's why:</div><div clas= s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D""><div class=3D"gmail-Fsg96" style=3D"font-fam= ily:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0= px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"></div><div class=3D"gmail-otQkpb" ro= le=3D"heading" style=3D"margin:24px 0px 12px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,= 240)"><font face=3D"monospace" style=3D"">Why the "Plagiarism" La= bel Fails</font></div><ul class=3D"gmail-KsbFXc gmail-U6u95" style=3D"margi= n:12px 0px 16px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><li class=3D"gmail-Z1qc= Ye" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 12px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span = class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,24= 0)"><font face=3D"monospace"><span class=3D"gmail-Yjhzub" style=3D"margin:0= px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Novel Output:</span> AI generates en= tirely original combinations of words rather than copying existing text.</f= ont></span></li><li class=3D"gmail-Z1qcYe" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 12px;bor= der-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"marg= in:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><font face=3D"monospace"><span c= lass=3D"gmail-Yjhzub" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240= )">Dynamic Synthesis:</span> Large language models merge thousands of dispa= rate concepts to create unique insights.</font></span></li><li class=3D"gma= il-Z1qcYe" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 12px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"= ><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230= ,232,240)"><font face=3D"monospace"><span class=3D"gmail-Yjhzub" style=3D"m= argin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Lossless Storage Myth:</span>= Models do not store database copies of their training data to copy from.</= font></span></li><li class=3D"gmail-Z1qcYe" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 12px;bo= rder-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"mar= gin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><font face=3D"monospace" style= =3D""><span class=3D"gmail-Yjhzub" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rg= b(230,232,240)">Lossy Compression:</span> The AI internalizes abstract conc= epts and semantic rules rather than specific phrases.</font></span></li></u= l><div><font face=3D"monospace">If all the LLM represents is a statistical = prediction machine, then I could understand your position on this point, bu= t it isn't.=C2=A0 It utilizes a neural network to support the above fun= ctionality.=C2=A0 This means it can combine concepts it is exposed to in no= vel ways, so again.</font></div><div><font face=3D"monospace"><br></font></= div><div><font face=3D"monospace">The following citations support my argume= nt:<br><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px r= gb(230,232,240)"><span style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,24= 0)"><span style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span cla= ss=3D"gmail-" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span= class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,2= 40)">Mitchell, M.</span></span></span></span>, & Wu, X. (2026). </span>= <em class=3D"eujQNb" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)= ">LLMs, reasoning and plagiarism</em><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"= margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">. <span class=3D"gmail-" sty= le=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><a class=3D"gmail-H23r= 4e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"https://arxiv.org/html/2502.= 16487v1" style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:underline 1px rgb(153,195,255)= ;border-bottom:0px rgb(153,195,255)">arXiv</a></span>. </span><span class= =3D"gmail-" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><a clas= s=3D"gmail-H23r4e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"https://arxiv= .org/html/2601.02380v5" style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:underline 1px r= gb(153,195,255);border-bottom:0px rgb(153,195,255)">https://arxiv.org/html/= 2601.02380v5</a></span></font></div><div><font face=3D"monospace"><span cla= ss=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"= ><u class=3D"gmail-wfWfIf gmail-fxyaSe" style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration= :underline dotted;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span style=3D"margin= :0px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span style= =3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><sp= an class=3D"gmail-jAOkJc" tabindex=3D"0" role=3D"button" style=3D"margin:0p= x;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span class=3D"g= mail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb= (230,232,240)">Liberman, M.</span></span></span></span></u> (2026). Chomsky= and the origins of AI research. </span><em class=3D"eujQNb" style=3D"margi= n:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Language Log</em>. <span class=3D= "gmail-" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><a class= =3D"gmail-H23r4e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"https://langua= gelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3D72547" aria-label=3D"https://languagelog.ldc.u= penn.edu/nll/?p=3D72547. Link preview. Site: Language Log. Title: Chomsky a= nd the origins of AI research - Language Log. URL: https://languagelog.ldc.= upenn.edu/nll/?p=3D72547." style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:underline 1p= x rgb(153,195,255);border-bottom:0px rgb(153,195,255)">https://languagelog.= ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3D72547</a><br><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"m= argin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span style=3D"margin:0px;bor= der-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0p= x rgb(230,232,240)"><span class=3D"gmail-" style=3D"margin:0px;border-botto= m:0px rgb(230,232,240)"><span class=3D"gmail-T286Pc" style=3D"margin:0px;bo= rder-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Del=C3=A9tang, G.</span></span></span></s= pan> (2023). </span><em class=3D"eujQNb" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:= 0px rgb(230,232,240)">What Noam Chomsky gets wrong about AI</em>. MLPowered= . <span class=3D"gmail-" style=3D"margin:0px;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,= 240)"><a class=3D"gmail-H23r4e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"= https://www.mlpowered.com/posts/chomsky-gets-wrong/" aria-label=3D"https://= www.mlpowered.com/posts/chomsky-gets-wrong/. Link preview. Site: . Title: W= hat Noam Chomsky gets wrong about AI =C2=B7 mlpowered. URL: https://www.mlp= owered.com/posts/chomsky-gets-wrong/." style=3D"margin:0px;text-decoration:= underline 1px rgb(153,195,255);border-bottom:0px rgb(153,195,255)">https://= www.mlpowered.com/posts/chomsky-gets-wrong/</a></span></span></font></div><= div><span style=3D"background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><spa= n style=3D"font-family:monospace">Yours, GC</span><br style=3D"font-family:= monospace"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent">--</span></div></di= v></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"monospace">Gregory Casamento<= br>GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant<br><a href=3D= "http://www.gnustep.org" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gnustep.org</a> - <a = href=3D"http://heronsperch.blogspot.com" target=3D"_blank">http://heronsper= ch.blogspot.com</a><br></font></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#= 888888" face=3D"monospace"><a href=3D"https://www.openhub.net/languages/obj= ective_c" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">https://www.open= hub.net/languages/objective_c</a></font></div></div></div></div></div> --0000000000003498b506565dcb99--