(λ. borkdude)Rich Hickey on AI.
https://gist.github.com/richhickey/ea94e3741ff0a4e3af55b9fe6287887f
Susan Potter@borkdude I made the mistake of reading the comments, specifically nukeop's which boiled my blood. Imagine saying a human isn't allowed to have opinions about the machines and the humans running the machines who are actively ruining the world for profit. Nobody said he couldn't use it. JFC.
I hate how infectious tech bro hyperbole is to the lower earning creator.
☭. evie@SusanPotter @borkdude I did the same, and same.
This is literally the same dude that will say tech is not political, after spewing precisely all the right wing talking points in a conversation about AI.
Badly-read literary snob@vie @SusanPotter @borkdude the way I see it, these folks are taking the criticism personally, so they just replied from feeling offended. This is the new Vim vs Emacs. I hope the consequences are equally concerning in the long term, but the more I see folks releasing stuff that “seems to work but I didn’t review” the more pessimistic I get
@RosaCtrl I can see that but it reads a little like "you are not permitted to critique the machines" which is a form of techno fascism. I must speak out against that angle and ensure people do not feel afraid to communicate their opinions. "I like using AI" is fine to communicate. Saying "I like using AI so STFU" is not.
@RosaCtrl I might be being touchy given the slide into fascism that my home country is embarking on right now but it is essential boundaries are maintained.
@RosaCtrl @SusanPotter @borkdude Unless I'm missing some politically charged perspective on the vim vs emacs conversations, I think the comparison misses this side of AI, which for me seems key here.
It's easy to brush off a lot of the issues around AI if you're right-wing and believe it's everyone-for-themself, try harder, pull yourself by your boostraps, don't believe in global warming, don't understand how all of this disproportionately affects minorities (or don't care because it's their fault they're poor), etc.
@vie @SusanPotter @borkdude to be honest, I haven’t even think of the techno fascist angle. Based on my discussions with enthusiasts I’ve only seen a strong reaction because nobody wants to be blamed for the consequences of those things they like, which is a selfish position to say the least. But I’ll pay more attention, last thing I wanna do is to excuse a techno fascist
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