fionaNov 26

I find it disillusioning to see the casual use of "AI" slowly creeping into our hacker circles. Most of the discussions about AI focus on the quality of its output. I think we're not doing a good job communicating its more fundamental dangers.

In this blog post I write about how tools shape who we are and why the resource intensiveness of AI is ingrained in its purpose. About the devaluation of skills, and power cycles.

Let me know what you think.

https://fokus.cool/2025/11/25/i-dont-care-how-well-your-ai-works.html

I don't care how well your "AI" works - fiona fokus

Show threadBastelwombatNov 26

@fionafokus I'm fascinated by the take about the resource usage being an advantage to the AI bros.

They've created software that cannot (practically) be replicated as open source software / free software, because there is no community of people with sufficient hardware / data sets. It will inherently always be a centralized technology.

Fascinating and scary.

Show threadKata 📎Nov 26
@bastelwombat @fionafokus It’s similar to web browsers, isn’t it? It’s all open standards (afaik), but good luck making your own browser. There’s just so much stuff to implement and it’s constantly changing/evolving, nobody but a corporation can keep up with this.
Show threadKerrick Long (code)
@movq @bastelwombat @fionafokus Ladybird is making amazing progress. https://ladybird.org
Ladybird

Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, backed by a non-profit.

Nov 27 at 2:08amWeb
Show threadDźwiedziuDec 2

@kerrick
They're just led by a fash defender.

@movq @bastelwombat @fionafokus