There's a general point here which is that the primary use and appeal of AI is to use it to avoid the negative side effects imposed on you by other people.

The flip side is the people with the biggest problems with AI are those that survive by imposing themselves on others in unnecessary ways, which is why so many bureaucrats are so enthused about regulating it.

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spongebobstoes a day ago | parent | next [-]

using AI makes an individual more capable and empowered. this views AI as an accessible tool, like AWS or a nail gun

individual empowerment threatens institutions

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watwut a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wut? AI do absolutely nothing in terms of "avoiding the negative side effects imposed on me by other people". Instead we are all having to deal with negative side effects of AI.

AI is imposed on us, whether we want it or not.

>which is why so many bureaucrats are so enthused about regulating it.

Like, OpenAI and Antropic? Because these two are the primary entities a.) pushing for regulation of their competitors b.) doing their best to convince us that AI is oh so dangerous and will kill us all as vengeful AI god is about to wake up any day now c.) openly bragging about using AI to hack other companies.

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mosura a day ago | parent [-]

> AI do absolutely nothing in terms of "avoiding the negative side effects imposed on me by other people"

Quite literally the subject of the article.

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watwut a day ago | parent [-]

Article: someone enjoys being alone in the car, because they dont want to talk and find it impossible to be in the same space as other people without talking. And apparently end up arguing over radio each time they are on the 20min long car drive or something.

I think I would prefer to be alone rather with them too based on that.

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mosura a day ago | parent [-]

So basically you don’t understand english and/or don’t have the life experience to understand the context of the article.

But you are very angry about it.

Being able to avoid people like you is the entire selling point. No wonder it annoys you.

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watwut a day ago | parent [-]

I am not angry about article. I am saying that following claims are bullshit:

1.) the primary use and appeal of AI is to use it to avoid the negative side effects imposed on you by other people.

2.) people with the biggest problems with AI are those that survive by imposing themselves on others in unnecessary ways

3.) so many bureaucrats are so enthused about regulating it.

The article car example was stupid nonsense, but not angering. It was overly long tho. Other people in discussion guess this was ai generated and it is indeed quite possible.

> No wonder it annoys you.

What annoys me are people who are a.) unable to be silent and projecting it on others b.) who somehow always end up in inane arguments wherever they go. Article author literally described himself as such.

	▲	mosura a day ago \| parent [-]
		You have proved my point beautifully.

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ozlikethewizard a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Right all those people protesting outside data centres are bureaucrats? This is a ridiculous take, large swaths of the population are against AI, most people are concerned about resource use, their livelihoods, and a destruction of the human element in so many crafts.

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mosura a day ago | parent [-]

> Right all those people protesting outside data centres are bureaucrats?

Not what was claimed.

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Tanjreeve a day ago | parent [-]

So just dismissal via association or what was your point?

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mosura a day ago | parent [-]

The absolute trolling that goes on here is related to the point.

You are entirely capable of checking what I wrote but insist on trying to drag this out with straw men and misinterpretations.

Of course people like you have a problem with AI since it will help everyone else move on and ignore you.

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Tanjreeve a day ago | parent [-]

You are reacting emotionally and making baseless accusations about how I’m somehow going to be “left behind” based on nothing much in particular. And this is in response to me questioning it’s not a bit absurd to dismiss thousands of members of the public turning up and participating in local democracy opposing data centres with “faceless bureaucrats”. I’d take your flailing insults to heart if I respected your opinion but you already discredited yourself before you reached for the boring “luddite” accusations.

As for you complaining about straw men and misreadings etc, If you aren’t able to communicate clearly that’s a you problem.

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mosura a day ago | parent [-]

> reached for the boring “luddite” accusations.

Where? Straw manning, again.

Don’t feed the troll.

	▲	Tanjreeve 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>Of course people like you have a problem with AI since it will help everyone else move on and ignore you. Based entirely on words you yourself have written. Either you don't understand what a straw man is or you don't understand what you are typing or you have some severe literacy issues.