Eugen RochkoMar 5, 2025
I see generative AI on the web the same way I see forever chemicals in the real world. The effects may not be immediately apparent but they are poisoning mankind. Those who acquired knowledge and skills in the before era will be fine, but newer generations won't have the same reference points to tell reality from fiction. They will search for "baby peacock" on Google and have no reason to believe the actual birds look any different to what they're shown. I find that sad somehow.
Show threadMichael KohlmanMar 5, 2025

@Gargron For myself, the differentiator between "Gen AI" and what preceded it, is what preceded it were systems where one was looking up a fact

So, if I did not already possess the knowledge, I could find out that 2+2=4, or that a Hydrogen Atom consisted of 1 Electron and 1 Proton. Now we are moving into a realm where we are attempting to replace the creative process with the illusion of creativity

This is not a "kids with calculators" argument. What is happening will be far more impactful.

Show threadCharlieActual

@NoRomBasic @Gargron

"This is not a "kids with calculators" argument. What is happening will be far more impactful."

Truth! Kids with calculators could solve a new problem. LLMs are literally plagiarism engines, they do not create new things, they amalgamate existing things.

LLMs are not AI, they are not intelligent, they do nothing new.

I wish I could ignore this phenomenon but amazingly people will not shut up about it. I need to write some fucking scripts.

Mar 6, 2025 at 1:49amWeb
Show threadMichael KohlmanMar 6, 2025

@CharlieActual @Gargron LLM is most certainly not an Intelligence, they are still glorified ELIZA programs. Perhaps vastly improved versions of such, but still, that is all they are

But LLMs are being "sold" as a replacement for creativity and people will buy into it because the lazy solution is the easy out. That is why I worry, because it will potentially atrophy creativity in upcoming generations; and as Eugen stated, the atrophy won't be immediately apparent. It makes me sad as well