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One of the things that has struck me as odd is just how little self-awareness devs have when talking about "skin in the game" with regard to CEO's hawking AI pr
by mexicocitinluez 1y ago
One of the things that has struck me as odd is just how little self-awareness devs have when talking about "skin in the game" with regard to CEO's hawking AI products.
Like, we have just as much to lose as they have to gain. Of course a part of us doesn't want these tools to be as good as some people say they are because it directly affects our future and livelihood.
No, they can't do everything. Yes, they can do some things. It's that simple.
- kaosoaksh 1y ago> doesn’t want these tools to be as good as some people say they are No, this is because that would mean AGI. And it’s obviously not that.
- jama211 1y agoAnd they’re similarly not as useless as others say they are, as they draw crosses in the air and hiss at the heathen tech to go away.
- mexicocitinluez 1y agoWhat? I didn't say anything about AGI. Why are you strawmanning this?
- jama211 1y agoIndeed. You’d think people with a tech background would be less likely to be so irrationally emotional about these things, but obviously not. Fear and devotion it turns out are both incredibly blinding motivators.