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AI is the solution (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] wraekscadu@vargar.org 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

"AI" is a tool to move towards labor post scarcity. That's all that it is. Billionaires using and owning AI is the problem. Billionaires scamming people with AI related buzzwords is the problem. BILLIONAIRES are the problem. Not AI.

Is nuclear tech a problem? No. It can be used for electricity generation. It can also be used to make bombs. The tech in itself is not a problem.

Sadly, most people on the left have taken the stance of blind opposition, without engaging in good faith arguments, without even attempting to understand the technology. These folks have opinions that range from:

  • AI is not actually "intelligence", where they try to show how it has 0 uses anywhere. These opinions are blatantly dissociated from reality, as professionals do indeed use AI to delegate a lot of tasks.
  • "AI will take our jobs, creating a permanent underclass". This is assuming that all of us live under authoritarianism. This is mostly Americans spreading their doomerism. Still a valid critique, though one that often incorrectly assumes that this new underclass will not riot and cause change through violence.
  • AI damages the environment: True, but some additional context is required. The oil industry, the transportation industry and so on causes much much more environmental damage. Coming up with valid, constructive solutions to regulate the tech industry's emissions makes sense. However, calling for total bans and moratoriums for development and research in AI is so so dumb.

Anywho, this comment is likely going to invite a lot of trolls. I won't engage with anyone not arguing in good faith.

[โ€“] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

If the technology was energy efficient that'd be one thing, but we're accelerating climate change and poisoning the planet in order to automate what are in many cases creative or intellectual jobs, not hard labor, and society isn't even seeing any gains from it. Cost of living is higher than ever, and social programs are being cut like crazy.

So who actually benefits? See OP.

You're right for the most part, but I find it hard to find much positivity.

When efficient "AI" models run locally and solve specific tasks without insane energy use, that'll be different. That's probably coming, once the bubble bursts. But the bubble isn't going to take the people who created it down with them, as usual.