ninaMar 8
i have a feeling that everyone who is arguing about LLMs in the sense of stuff like productivity, quality of the output, performance or functionality of generated code, largely even licensing or whatnot is kinda missing the point

even if LLMs generated the best code in the world, i would not be using them

even if LLMs gave me the biggest ever productivity boost i would not be using them

even if the output was clean copyright-wise and fully original, i would still not be using them

i can't consciously support a worldwide slop machine that helps and finances the rise of fascism, that helps further oppression, that helps a bunch of billionaires control public opinion, that drives society-wide psychosis with far-reaching consequences, that attempts to strip all joy from activities people like while using that to make the rich even richer, and that's not even getting to environmental stuff or whatever

i'm getting left behind you say

well fuck your industry and fuck you
Show threadcondret   
@q66 i'm sorry, but i don't see how burning billionaire's money is supporting them. if i use a free plan for example, they are losing money. i know, their bet is that i'd rely on ai at some point, so they increase the price and enshittify the thing, the usual strategy. call it hubris, but i don't think i would rely on it in order to code.
Mar 13 at 1:50pmWeb
Show threadconfused mango (human edition)Mar 13
@[email protected] @q66 AI services won't enshittify, it's the tool to screw people en masse in the first place.
Show threadcondret   Mar 13
@fp32 @q66 i'm convinced prices will go up at some point.

what do you mean by "screw people en masse"?
Show threadconfused mango (human edition)Mar 13
@[email protected] @q66 A common sentiment in business circles is reducing labor costs with AI, and those who rely on LLMs for work often demonstrate stagnation or even erosion of their professional skills. As the result, people have harder time earning a living, especially when the two are combined. The only parties who benefit from this are AI companies, hence "screwing people"

Enshittificafion is not just price hikes, that definitely comes sooner or later: it's reducing product quality for the sake of profit. In that regard, I don't think they will intentionally cut corners with AI chatbots and whatnot.
Show threadPudi 🍮Mar 14
@condret You're still driving metrics of AI use, just for management later say 'But look how many people still use it!'