AdminMaster
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Are you guys AI fans or not? I know some people think AI is bad.
Ai good thing or bad?
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I think AI itself is generally a good thing; it’s a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how people use it. The problem isn’t the technology. The problem is the companies behind it and the direction they’re pushing things.
AI has a lot of potential to help people, but the way it’s being deployed right now feels like a massive step toward deeper data harvesting, weaker ownership over personal work, erosion of copyright protections, and the slow death of online (and even real‑world) privacy. On top of that, we’re already drowning in low‑effort AI slop being pumped out just to generate more ad impressions. None of that benefits users, but it does generate a massive revenue.
What worries me even more is how quickly AI is being adopted by governments and the defense industry. That gives the big players a huge incentive to lobby for regulations that protect them, not consumers. Instead of guardrails, we’re watching the guardrails get loosened.
So while AI as a tool is becoming more powerful for everyday users, the “AI movement” around it is turning into a massive cash grab for tech giants. That’s not an AI problem; that’s a human problem. Humans being awful to other humans for profit.
Honestly, sometimes I think if AI ran AI, it might end up being more humane than the people steering the ship right now.
AI has a lot of potential to help people, but the way it’s being deployed right now feels like a massive step toward deeper data harvesting, weaker ownership over personal work, erosion of copyright protections, and the slow death of online (and even real‑world) privacy. On top of that, we’re already drowning in low‑effort AI slop being pumped out just to generate more ad impressions. None of that benefits users, but it does generate a massive revenue.
What worries me even more is how quickly AI is being adopted by governments and the defense industry. That gives the big players a huge incentive to lobby for regulations that protect them, not consumers. Instead of guardrails, we’re watching the guardrails get loosened.
So while AI as a tool is becoming more powerful for everyday users, the “AI movement” around it is turning into a massive cash grab for tech giants. That’s not an AI problem; that’s a human problem. Humans being awful to other humans for profit.
Honestly, sometimes I think if AI ran AI, it might end up being more humane than the people steering the ship right now.
I'm not the biggest fan of AI, but I don't mind using it here and there. It's a tool and like any tool it can be used for good or bad. I don't like that it uses so much water though, and the data centers aren't doing wonders for the environment.
Pretty much everything we encounter in life is potentially good and bad for us, even drinking water. We can't live without it but drink too much of it and it can cause coma and death.
AI is no different. In moderation it's a useful tool that gets more powerful by the day but consider this. Nearly all the world's problems can easily be solved by removing humans from the equation. At some point in the future we will need to convince AI that human life has value.
AI learns from the data we feed it, much of which contains harmful bias. If we don't or can't hard code the value of human life into AI it will not go well for us.
AI is no different. In moderation it's a useful tool that gets more powerful by the day but consider this. Nearly all the world's problems can easily be solved by removing humans from the equation. At some point in the future we will need to convince AI that human life has value.
AI learns from the data we feed it, much of which contains harmful bias. If we don't or can't hard code the value of human life into AI it will not go well for us.
I’m not really a big fan of AI, to be honest
I get why people like it, but it’s not something I’m massively into. That said, I can still see the benefits. It can save time, help with certain tasks, and be useful in the right situations. I just think it’s one of those things that’s fine in moderation, as long as it doesn’t replace real interaction or get overused.
I get why people like it, but it’s not something I’m massively into. That said, I can still see the benefits. It can save time, help with certain tasks, and be useful in the right situations. I just think it’s one of those things that’s fine in moderation, as long as it doesn’t replace real interaction or get overused.
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