Proton sets a new record in open-washing

[… Lumo] is the least open “open” AI assistant that we have ever added to our index. One of our reasons for inclusion is an openness claim: a model provider that calls their system “open” or “open source” or a variation on that. Lumo is “open” in that sense (Proton calls it open source) but in no other way. Nothing about it is currently open. […]

  • MHLoppy@fedia.ioOP
    161·
    8 days ago

    Leaving this comment just shows that you haven’t read the submission lol

    The only open source code we have found is for the Lumo mobile and web apps. Proton calling the Lumo AI assistant open source based on that is a bit like Microsoft calling Windows open source just because there’s a github repository for Windows Terminal.

      • Sonalder@lemmy.mlEnglish
        9·
        8 days ago

        Lumo Apps is one thing, Lumo itself is another. The way Proton is marketing this service is truely misleading.

        As a user of Proton I ma really disapointed by their Lumo marketing and the actual reality of the service. Reminds me how they marketed ProtonPass at launch in a different way. I’m starting to think it’s a bad thing having them developing such a wide ecosystem of tools. They should focus on a more narrow number and make them stands out.