I saw a post on Reddit that said that “The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.” And I don’t think I’ve ever seen AI described so incisively.
‘BACKROOMS’ director Kane Parsons says he would get “no enjoyment” out of using generative AI on any project — “It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”
“I think I'm in the same boat as most well-adjusted people. If I could snap my fingers and make generative Al disappear forever, I probably would.”
(Source: https://t.co/LA3K1o9KjK)
So far AI has:
• destroyed the prices of personal electronics
• have data centers relocate people from homes and contaminate water supplies
• destroy the concept of objective reality with Gen AI
• layoff off thousands from jobs
Oh, but it’s the future guys!
sitting on the couch in the living room and my dad walking by turns to me and says "if your plan is to not have a job and live with me till im dead thats cool with me by the way" then just continues into the kitchen to grab a soda and play crimson desert at 10am on a wednesday
You are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure.
We are no longer seen as human beings with free spirits and creative thought, who love, work and build. We are now data. Statistics. Graphs. Pie charts. Profit margins. Experiments. Reports. Markets. Files.
ITS ALL AI. I WALK AROUND THE LIBRARY. CHATGPT ON EVERYONE’S LAPTOP. I SIT DOWN TO DO WORK. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT CHATGPT DOING THEIR CLASS WORK. WHAT! ARE WE DOING!!!!!
We cannot have sustainable energy because it threatens the oil industry. We cannot have healthcare because it threatens insurance. We cannot have peace because it threatens the weapons industry. Capitalism built a system where doing the right thing is treated like bad business.
god that’s so fucking depressing man. one of histories greatest advancements for communication and knowledge and this is what we made of it. absolutely just disappointing