(Image credit: Canonical) In a comprehensive post in the Ubuntu community hub on 27th April, Canonical VP of Engineering Jon Seager confirmed that AI is finally coming to Ubuntu , sketching out a plan that focuses on responsible adoption, local AI inference, among other tools, that lean into open-source tooling to align with company values. Responding to complaints about the lack of a universal AI “kill switch,” Seager explained that the planned AI capabilities would be delivered as removable Snap packages layered on top of Ubuntu, allowing users to effectively disable them by uninstalling the associated snaps. Article continues below Seager’s post covered six key areas: AI adoption within Canonical, responsible and cautious deployment, implicit versus explicit AI features, local AI inference infrastructure, a context-aware AI-assisted operating system, and performance and efficiency considerations.…