Are they? I heard a presentation from some pro-AI people on Friday to the large company I work at. They said they surveyed people at an AI conference and 93% of people were excited about it.

This was said with a straight face like “people love puppies!”.

No self awareness at all.

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operatingthetan 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In consulting firms and corporations you kind of have to pretend to be into it, it's just the culture.

	▲	zmmmmm 15 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It is hazardous to swim against that tide currently from a career perspective - people rapidly categorise you as generically anti-AI even if you try to express a reasonable nuanced view. It's pretty toxic.
	▲	turpentine 13 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sometimes an employer will tell you what your view on AI is too, and make you sign an agreement.

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kolja005 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Think about what the implication here is for people who answered no to that question. If I were to go up to my boss and say "I'm not interested using AI because I think it's bad for society" I would essentially be saying that I'm not interested in becoming more productive and thus making more money for the company. That's a very poor reputation to be carrying around and most people are going to avoid it. I believe that this, more than any specific actions by AI companies, has contributed to the sense of inevitability that this technology is taking over whether we want it or not.

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rtdq 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Ask anyone who is a gamer what they think of AI. I guarantee you'll get a universally negative reaction because of RAMageddon.

	▲	throwatdem12311 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not just that, they go absolutely fucking ballistic if they in so much as find a single AI generated texture in a game.

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rolph 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

it seems to be a case of nonrepresentative sample bias

	▲	MBCook 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Obviously. But they’re using it as “evidence” that goes their confirmation bias. Meanwhile I saw some survey where only something like a third of Gen Z and lower are pro-AI. Of course the survey also said like 70%+ of them still used it.

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Ekaros 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I wonder what result you would get if you run survey about do people love dogs at dog show...

Also, looking at current market situation how many people would be willing to say to their bosses or even publicly that they think AI is quite a lot of bullshit.

	▲	pepperoni_pizza 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly. My new favorite game at work is "guess if this person is really into AI or they just have to be because their boss is and if they weren't they would get replaced by someone who is" and it's quite hard to say. And since the "boss" of CEOs are the investors in the stock market, and the stock market is automated to ridiculous degree, is this AI pushing for itself?

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jrflowers 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> they surveyed people at an AI conference

You can tell that everyone loves chain buffet restaurants by going to Golden Corral and asking everybody if they are enjoying their meals

	▲	The_Blade 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		yes, the Kelvin Benjamin agent

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sodapopcan 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Oh, I love puppies! There's another data point for them.

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insane_dreamer 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> They said they surveyed people at an AI conference and 93% of people were excited about it.

LOL. That's like saying 93% of people who go to Star Wars conventions like Star Wars.