Mastodawn

have The Talk with your friends:

no, artificial intelligence isn't real now, nor is it just around the corner
we need laws to prevent capitalists using LLMs to try to circumvent labor laws; we don't need laws to stop "rogue AI" because that's sci-fi bullshit with absolutely no bearing on reality
no, "ai" is not "inevitable" -- the bullshit word extruders that are being positioned as the next big thing right now are snake oil garbage, and not even profitable snake oil garbage, and there's no path to develop them into anything else because that's just how they work
if you hear someone talking about how "ai" is going to change everything, treat them the same way you'd treat a scientologist talking about whatever the fuck scientologists believe in: it is bullshit cult nonsense for marks and rubes
remind them to ponder the question of "cui bono" -- who benefits from the narrative that "ai" is the "next big thing"? the answer: mostly filthy rich american fascists, filthy rich chip manufacturers, filthy rich data center operators, and filthy rich silicon valley entrepreneurs

do your part to counter bullshit fucking propaganda from capitalist scumbags 👍

Edit: this seems to have resonated with a lot of people and I've rejected a lot of nonsense replies or people being contrarian and annoying I don't care if you disagree! Write your own post about it! :')

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Bredroll Jun 24

@dumpsterqueer i get the feeling that regardless of how totally flawed any 'AI' system is, the industry has enough momentum and sunk cost to drag us all to the bottom. in five years time so many job sectors will be hollowed out by AI "productivity" but every output will be a significant downgrade. Even if an AI is only correct 30% of the time, its still going to supplant real jobs and real accountability and scrutiny.

@Bredroll we'll see

Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.Jun 24

@dumpsterqueer @Bredroll given that capitalism's impulse is to cut costs everywhere they can (including places they really can't) I can't see something with a 70% failure rate being tolerated by profit-seeking businesses for very long. Unfortunately, lots of businesses are floating on endless amounts of VC money (available because we have neglected to tax these mfs), and don't actually have to seek profits.

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Bredroll

@akamran @dumpsterqueer couple that 70% failure rate with a fully automated system where its virtually impossible to complain if you are on the receiving end, then the glitzy promise of incremental seismic improvements with each new model.

I already know directly of entire teams of public facing admin staff being made redundant by essentially untested Copilot systems.

Add to this the reluctance of decision makers to admit a mistake quickly