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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think at this point you’re going to have to acknowledge AI is going to be there and that in itself is not the issue here. You don’t have to use it but it’s an option. And that in itself is not the problem

The problem here is It’s assholes like google and windows who enforced it and that’s where it’s being misused ethically and morally.

It’s not the thing that is the problem here. It’s how it’s being used.

the ‘AI IS WRONG’ trope is already old. It isn’t wrong. It’s being used wrong. It’s doing great in science and medical uses. Just like how plastic has its place in medical field while plastic single use bags are wrong.

It’s all about how it’s being applied.

This is like technophobes and computers.:They blame computers for hackers existing and decide computers are entirely unnecessary. fuck the nuance and digging any deeper.