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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think rejecting AI is a mistake. All that does is allow fascists to have mastery of the tools. Like money, guns, media, food, oil, or any number of other influential things, you don't want a select few people to have sole control over them.

Instead, we should adopt AI and make it work towards many good ends for the everyday person. For example, we can someday have AI that can be effective and cheap lawyers. This would allow small companies to oppose the likes of Disney in court, or for black dudes to successfully argue their innocence in court against cops.

AI, like any tool, reflects the intent of their user.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It would be like a military rejecting gunpowder weapons. Except this weapon is mass mind control. There is no letting go of the horns of that bull.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I guess that means it could also be the most effective tool for saving democracy. Fuck these what if's over factual news.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

AI "guardrails" is even a bigger tool governments can use to dismantle democracy and kill freedom. The article starts by quoting the pope who isn't even a democratic ruler, he gets appointed by cardinals who are appointed by the previous pope. AI could have wrote a more useful article.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It's guns. The most effective way to diamantle democracy is violence.

AI is not stopping anyone from revolting. Guns and the military are.

Whar a stupid fucking take.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Whar a stupid

Yep.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Bu controlling what people see and hear on TV and social media, they don't need to use guns. At least, not nearly as many.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

AI allows for 24/7 bot networks to shape perspectives on politics and culture by leaving comments everywhere man. Bots absolutely help prevent people from realizing they've been swindled by Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yep, people revolt because of the story they believe. Control their story and they won't want to revolt.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly it just feels like ai is created to spy on us more efficiently. Less so about assisting us.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean the Oracle CEO said so explicitly last year to investors

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That guy is such a creep, he makes my skin crawl with his nightmarish hyperstition.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Creating unbiased public, open-source alternatives to corporate-controlled models.

Unbiased? I don't think that's possible, sir.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So is renewable energy, but if I start correcting people that they don't exist because the sun is finite, I will look like a pedant.

Because compared to the fossil fiels they are renewable, the same way Wikipedia is unbiased compared to foxnews.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

the same way Wikipedia is unbiased compared to foxnews.

If better was the goal, people would have voted for Kamala.

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