LibreOffice goes against AI trend with no AI features
libreoffice will not add ai features to its software for now, citing data control concerns. this affects users handling sensitive data.
libreoffice, an open source document editor, has announced it will not include artificial intelligence features in its software for now. the decision is based on concerns about data control and security, as ai tools often require data to be uploaded and processed on remote servers. libreoffice currently has tens of millions of users and organizations, and the nonprofit organization behind it wants to ensure that users' documents are not uploaded to a server for processing and that no part of the software requires a network connection to function. users can still choose to use ai tools by installing software extensions that connect the document editor to local ai models. this decision goes against the trend of many software makers that try to pack in as much ai as possible.