There’s nothing surprising or confusing here.

Outside of tech communities like HN, I see anti-AI rhetoric everywhere. A very large number of humans see AI as a purely evil and parasitic thing, no matter how it’s used. It’s an especially common view among artists and young people.

Whether or not you agree about AI, when you’re communicating to a wider audience, you have to read the room.

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raincole 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's BlueSky lol. If your way to 'read the room' is to read BlueSky replies then you're already in a pretty doomed position.

	▲	rafram 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, Bluesky is pretty much singlemindedly focused on hating AI at this point. It's odd. Sort of feels like it's becoming a sanctuary (though definitely not a healthy one) for people who just can't deal with the post-2020 world - a lot of yelling about people who don't mask up, who dare to use AI, etc.

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iamnothere 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I constantly hear this refrain, but almost everyone I know is insufferably pro-AI. I myself am neutral to skeptical, I think it’s overhyped and only semi-useful (to me personally) but not the end of humanity.

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internet2000 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Bluesky is not real life.

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naasking 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

BlueSky in no way represents a very large number of humans. Most laypeople I've spoken to are fairly neutral on AI at this point.