Shoshana 🏳️⚧️People hate on AI, but sometimes AI is just faster at things.
Here we see how much faster AI is at enshitification!
https://notes.zachmanson.com/copilot-edited-an-ad-into-my-pr/
calcius@LilahTovMoon
Doctrow - the coiner of "enshitification" - uses AI.
Doctrow - the coiner of "enshitification" - uses AI.
Veronica Olsen@veronica @LilahTovMoon
To be clear I'm not a fan of AI. I just find it ironic that the person who coined the word is.
To be clear I'm not a fan of AI. I just find it ironic that the person who coined the word is.
@calcius Yeah, that's my point. I don't see the problem. Enshittification isn't about AI specifically, even though generative AI is a huge source of it. Machine learning in general (which now gets slapped with the "AI" label too) had a lot of applications and responsible use cases long before Scam Altman and co entered the space and enshittified it.
@calcius What I mean is that "enshittification" isn't about AI as a technology, so I don't see why coining the term should preclude him from using it.
Of course, if he thinks Scam Altman is an OK guy, then I certainly have less confidence in his ability to judge people and technology, but that's beside the point.
@veronica
From your replies I reading you as probably associating the term "AI" with the current tech bro grift as you're at pains to separate machine learning from AI. I'm coming from a similar angle with "enshitification". I've never used the term because of where it originated and was not suprised Doctrow came out as an AI user.
From your replies I reading you as probably associating the term "AI" with the current tech bro grift as you're at pains to separate machine learning from AI. I'm coming from a similar angle with "enshitification". I've never used the term because of where it originated and was not suprised Doctrow came out as an AI user.
@calcius I have a hard time talking about AI without expressing my disdain for Altman and the tech oligarchs, but it was a bit of a side point to the one I expressed above. I simply didn't see the connection in your reply to the OP.
To your current point: I also use the term "meme", despite Richard Dawkins being an complete and utter shithead (not that I'm comparing Doctorow to him). I think such terms take on a life of their own when they enter popular use. But sure, I get why you avoid it.