• @[email protected]
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      32 hours ago

      the problem is that AI can generate a million bogus “research papers” for every single legit paper. and for the general public (ie science writers, bloggers, news reporters, etc.) they are indistinguishable from each other. so unless you have literally done the research on a particular hypothesis yourself (good luck with that, with all the funding cuts), then everything is suspect

      so the question of “are we better off with AI?” as of right now, is absolutely fucking not

    • NaibofTabr
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      1413 hours ago

      AI’s primary use case so far is to further concentrate wealth with the wealthy, and to replace employees. People who think AI is bad recognize that it is in the hands of the modern generation of robber barons, and serves their interests.

      Those who don’t recognize this are delusional.

      • Mr Fish
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        812 hours ago

        AI as a tool can absolutely be a good thing, just like almost any tool. A tool on its own is neither good nor bad, it’s just a tool that can be used. The usage is what makes it good or bad.

        Yes, most of what AI is used for now is bad, but it can absolutely be a good thing in the right use cases.