Mastodawn

I am reading a book on the confidence game (aka the thing run by con men, women, and enbies).

I can't help thinking about the parallels between the classic confidence scams and the hard push for "AI."

Someone pointed out that it's just like the crypto grift from a few years ago. It's a swindle and they are hoping you just won't notice. Trying to dazzle you with bullshit, to distract from the fact that the tool never works quite right, and tries to blame you for not prompting correctly.

#NoAI #AIgrift

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sauc3 2h ago

If I had less ethics, or scruples, I would have gone hard on "AI" from the beginning.

One of the smartest dudes I ever worked with was in the space right at the beginning of the hype cycle. He suggested that I start doing stuff with it, but I never did.

I reached out to him six months ago and he is adrift. Trying to move out of the country and do as little with tech as possible.

Makes me wonder if I would have grifted back then, could I be looking for a small country to migrate to?

#NoAI #AIGrift