@ufried A good and sensate post, as always.

However, I think that we must take into account the ethical implications of using AI: not only for the environment, but for politics and economy too. Should we, as software developers, turn our back at the issues that using AI generate? Should we embrace the technology just for technology’s sake? Look were that actitude brought us, because it only made the riches richer:

@ufried right parties on the rise, democracy in retrocess, many wars, an increase of poverty and worsening of working conditions. Maybe the time has come when we need to focus technology on improving our daily lives, not to enrichen a few.

Of course, this is not adressed at you personally. You are one of the few people that bring sense into this fast, crazy and hyped sector.

@rubenrubiob i think, it is an important issue you raise and all that stuff worries me too. it was just not the focus of this post (it is impossible to put all considerations regarding a topic like AI into a single post and still get something halfway understandable – at least, i can't do that).

personally, i try to understand how far i can get with open weight models as this gives me access to the technology without the issues you mentioned. these models are a bit weaker but often good enough.

@ufried I totally get what you mean. Do you think open models will be what remains of the bubble? I see so much hype that it reminds me of blockchain-crypto, and I suspect that someone is trying to sell me something.

I think the question of whether to use AI should come first for each developer. Sadly, everybody just jumps on the hype.

In any case, thank you for your posts! They are always interesting and instructive.