← Back to context Comment by jimmaswell 1 day ago Why is anti-AI soothing? 10 comments jimmaswell Reply simonw 1 day ago Because there are still a huge number of people who would be very relieved if the whole AI thing just went away. shillsimon 18 hours ago [dead] recursive 1 day ago For some of us it is, I suppose as an alternate view to AI booster-ism, particularly if you think the long term effects would be mostly negative. raziel2701 19 hours ago It's seen as an existential threat to young people. If you can't get a job you starve. freejazz 1 day ago [flagged] Jtarii 18 hours ago Gen AI is strictly bad for society. jimmaswell 17 hours ago Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime. Jtarii 3 hours ago The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toyThe negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.I guess its a wash at the end of the day. 1 reply → lelanthran 8 hours ago > Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.
simonw 1 day ago Because there are still a huge number of people who would be very relieved if the whole AI thing just went away. shillsimon 18 hours ago [dead]
recursive 1 day ago For some of us it is, I suppose as an alternate view to AI booster-ism, particularly if you think the long term effects would be mostly negative.
raziel2701 19 hours ago It's seen as an existential threat to young people. If you can't get a job you starve.
Jtarii 18 hours ago Gen AI is strictly bad for society. jimmaswell 17 hours ago Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime. Jtarii 3 hours ago The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toyThe negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.I guess its a wash at the end of the day. 1 reply → lelanthran 8 hours ago > Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.
jimmaswell 17 hours ago Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime. Jtarii 3 hours ago The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toyThe negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.I guess its a wash at the end of the day. 1 reply → lelanthran 8 hours ago > Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.
Jtarii 3 hours ago The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toyThe negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.I guess its a wash at the end of the day. 1 reply →
lelanthran 8 hours ago > Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.
Because there are still a huge number of people who would be very relieved if the whole AI thing just went away.
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For some of us it is, I suppose as an alternate view to AI booster-ism, particularly if you think the long term effects would be mostly negative.
It's seen as an existential threat to young people. If you can't get a job you starve.
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Gen AI is strictly bad for society.
Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.
The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toy
The negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.
I guess its a wash at the end of the day.
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> Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.
So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.