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andrepd 4 hours ago

"You don't like $instance_of_X? You must want to get rid of all $X" has got to be one of the most intellectually lazy things you could say.

You don't like leaded gasoline? You must want us to walk everywhere. Come on...

lynx97 4 hours ago | parent [-]

A tool is a tool. These AI critics sound to me like people who have hit their finger with a hammer, and now advocate against using them altogether. Yes, tech has always had two sides. Our "job" as humans is to pick the good parts, and avoid the bad. Nothing new, nothing exceptional.

lm28469 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> A tool is a tool. These AI critics sound to me like people who have hit their finger with a hammer, and now advocate against using them altogether.

Speaking of wonky analogies, have you considered that other people have access to these hammers and are aiming for your head ? And that some people might not want to be hit on the head by a hammer

andrepd 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

More lazy analogies... Yes a hammer is a tool, so is a machine gun, a nuke, or the guy with his killdozer. So what are you gonna do? Nothing to see here, discussion closed.

This is not an interesting conversation.