erikI get the skepticism for AI, but not the blind hatred or unsupported pessimism. I have to say that I've found it genuinely helpful in the right circumstances. Yes, it's over-hyped, overloaded and overused in a lot of ways. I really think as a technology professional, it's my job to see through the bullshit, figure out the correct application, and, most importantly, relay that information without all the FUD. Just because it's trendy doesn't mean it's bad. If it does one thing well out of a hundred and that one thing is super helpful and saves you time, why not incorporate it into your toolbox? I'm sure my grandfather had specialty tools for his plumbing business that were either useless to the general public because you needed the expertise to use them, or were overkill for the average DIY, but for him it made sense if it added value to his customers and he could wield it in the proper way.
Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹@erik The way I see it, if a tool fails more often than not, it's a bad tool. But what's really horrendous is when we destroy environment, steal jobs, violate people's privacy, loose our time in order to feed a bad tool while also giving more money and power to the rich and powerful. But yeah sometimes even a bad tool is helpful, I guess.
varx/tech@erik For me it's a combination of these two things:
1. I've tried it multiple times and don't find it useful, and
2. I'm continuously gaslighted on all sides by people saying that it's amazing (while showing off the shitty results).
So yeah, that's where the hatred comes in.
David Pollak@erik the problem with AI is not the pure functionality which does have value.
It’s the business model.
Appropriating copyrighted work is not okay
Investing 1.5% of GDP in building data centers that will require 25x price increases on current AI products to break even is a bubble much larger than .com and on par with the 2008 housing crisis
Telling people that they’re gonna lose their jobs to AI is not okay.