Cindʎ Xiao 🍉Mar 31

RE: https://cloudisland.nz/@daisy/116312358923253621

I think the pro-AI people asking for "nuance" or "less polarization" are deliberately ignoring, at this point, the massive amounts of time, money, political capital, etc. being poured into the pro-AI project. Maybe it feels like you're being attacked on Mastodon, but we all know that the reach of this social network is very small. It's the case, right now, that billion-dollar companies and powerful political interests are on your side.

Therefore my hater energy will increase. Opposition to those trying to impose a sense of technological inevitability is important. And I personally have no problem speaking my mind.

larsbornMar 31
Show threadCindʎ Xiao 🍉

Perhaps some people I know who find AI tools useful will see this. Maybe you will think "but what about my use case? Are you saying that's not okay? Are you dismissing something I find useful?"

I think this article is a good way to think of things: https://ideophone.org/dont-seek-permission-center-values/

Which is to say: Why are you asking me for permission? What is it that YOU value in your work? What do you want from your tools?

The tools work for you and should be driven by you. Not your company's token usage dashboards, not the FOMO of being somehow left behind, not the ever present vague need for some sort of "efficiency". Figure out what you want and own your choice.

Don’t seek permission, center values

When you're enamoured of a technology and someone points out important ethical challenges, a typical reflex is to seek permission:…

The Ideophone
Mar 31 at 4:30amWeb