virtuistic.bsky.social
Advocate. Bi. Genderqueer. Green thumb.
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Totally agree that innovation and paradigm shifting architecture (like quantum computing) is inevitable, and that'll be *real weird.*
Despite being a certified AI hater, I do remain hopeful about ethical, human-centered technology - though the extremes you mention definitely are concerning.
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Ah, I gotcha. I agree some form of it will likely remain; though probably not in the Gen AI/chatbot formats we see now. I think it's more likely that forms of AI used for pattern recognition, like machine learning, will be adapted for specific purposes. I just don't buy the "paradigm shift" hype.
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That's why I point to physics as a limiting factor. Endless growth fantasies of AI Monitoring Everything Everywhere All at Once usually ignore physical constraints that mean it's not inevitable. It's not even practical, so I don't think we need to consider AI ubiquity to be a foregone conclusion.
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... had an insatiable appetite for energy and water that took a disproportionate amount of resources while polluting communities. Don't get me wrong, paper production and ink have plenty of ecological harms, but it's not even remotely on the same scale. Unlike the press, AI is unsustainable tech.
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I'm not sure it's possible for anyone to control another person. I think the best we can hope for is accountability and restoration.
I also don't think AI is analogous to the printing press. For one, presses were a lot easier to set up privately than a whole new AI would be. Plus, presses never...
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Samesies!
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Actually, I'm well aware that people who I don't like can be correct, and I remain open to discussion, which I enjoy regularly - just not with accusatory and fragile reply guys with 27 followers who have the depth of a kiddie pool and nothing of substance to contribute.
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Sigh... I'd be a lot more receptive to hearing warnings about the fascist authoritarian project if they weren't on Substack, which knowingly platforms and enriches Nazis.
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Conflict and critique aren't hate. Disagreement isn't hate. Righteous anger also isn't hate.
AI is harmful.
Capitalist businesses are largely inequitable, extractive, and harmful.
Healthcare? AI + business only make it worse.
No one is "forced" to X. Be accountable if you prefer the Nazi bar.
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Except physics very well can and will stop AI. It's not impervious or inevitable.
Hell, yesterday's Cloudfare hiccup took down several AI tools. Please stop repeating the idea that there isn't any stopping it. People have agency. Use it.
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"No room for discussion"
This is a skill issue. I discuss things all the time on this app. We just don't play the "rich white men get to consume all the attention just by repeating their favorite myths ad nauseam as if that's a discussion" game here.
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If he holds it anyway and gets struck by lightning, it'd be pretty poetic.
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Seems likely. It's impacting a lot of stuff. I noticed it when I was trying to check a playlist to answer a question on Discord. 😂
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I promise we know it's not our fault. It's very obviously yours. Sucks to suck.
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How do you manage to persist in the presence of such challenges?
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Woopsie doodle!
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Gross.
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I'd break them on sight.
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I don't like this and i think it's bad
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I could do without the ableism, but yes, the throughline effects are important to chronicle. I just don't think he's crazy or confused. He's a hateful man who is intentionally vengeful. He's not only aware of his actions, he is proud of them. They are deliberate, not a byproduct of addled madness.
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Indeed. I feel like it's truly a wild admission to put in print. Like, you mean to tell me these employed professionals have no real understanding of how this platform operates, and didn't bother to do a modicum of cursory research or self examination? Weird choices, IMHO.
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