Eniko FoxJun 5, 2025

it's highly ironic that the "AI" evangelists constantly repeat that people who hate it are out of touch. they're implying that people don't like it because they don't understand it, when my experience has been people who hate "AI" seem to have a far firmer grasp on how it actually works than the evangelists

edit: reclaiming my notifications by muting this ✌

Show thread👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵Jun 5, 2025
@eniko We live in a culture(s) where the science behind things is indistinguishable from magic for most people. (Didn't Asimov or somebody say that?) AI is a tool, nothing more. Humans invest emotion and, in some cases, life into their tools. It's a human thing to do. It's like giving your automobile a name. Some people can and will embrace AI as a tool. Some people can and will not. That's human nature. Engaging honestly and civily over its uses is worthwhile. To argue & fight about it is not.
Show thread👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵Jun 5, 2025
@eniko Furthermore, and admittedly, fighting about things is human, too.
Show threadKid Mania

@lednaBM @eniko
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

--Arthur C. Clarke (The third of his three laws...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws

Clarke's three laws - Wikipedia

Jun 5, 2025 at 12:28pmWeb
Show thread👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵Jun 5, 2025
@clintruin @eniko 🙇‍♂️
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJun 5, 2025

@clintruin @lednaBM @eniko Law no. 2 is why we need people pushing the envelope.

If nobody pushes the envelope then we don't know where it is. So we might be missing out on some useful bits of it.

Show threadKid ManiaJun 5, 2025

@TimWardCam @lednaBM @eniko
Caveat:
This is true.

It might also be the end of us.

But then, I have a LOW opinion of the human race.

"Everything is ultimately peculiar and ultimately ridiculous."
--Thomas Ligotti
☠️

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJun 5, 2025
@clintruin @lednaBM @eniko Well, suitable precautions are a good idea. It's an aviation term, and the rule is that before you play silly buggers in an aeroplane you make sure that you're not above anything that would be likely to matter all that much if you fell out of the sky.
Show threadAllpointsJun 5, 2025
@clintruin @lednaBM @eniko The converse is also true (Nivens law)