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Is this just Luddism in 21st century? I kind of feel bad for the pathetic (mental) state one must be in to take this kind of activism seriously
by simianwords 6mo ago
Is this just Luddism in 21st century? I kind of feel bad for the pathetic (mental) state one must be in to take this kind of activism seriously
- platevoltage 6mo agoI still maintain that the biggest proponents for this tech are unable to set up a wifi router without help.
- simianwords 6mo agoI don't think it is because the biggest proponents are at the top - either in Science / Academia / Professional software development. But even if the people who are the weakest advocate for the tech, whats the issue?
- orbital-decay 6mo agoLuddites were opposing the owners, not the tech.
- simianwords 6mo agoWho is this author opposing, pray tell me
- sunrunner 6mo agoI'd say it's still the owners, even if they don't explicitly say or if it's even consciously recognised. I doubt that the tool, put towards broadly positive uses that are considered beneficial and not harmful to individuals or society, would be seen in the same way. Most fears of AI (in the 2026 sense of the term), and perhaps technology more broadly, are fears of capitalism, ownership, and control, and less about the capabilities of the thing itself.
- Jtarii 6mo agoI think AI is super cool and use it everyday, I also think its likely to cause extreme human suffering. If AGI is let loose on the world I am confident millions of people are going to die.
- simianwords 6mo ago> I also think its likely to cause extreme human suffering yeah no. thinking this way is hyperbolic and just plain wrong
- hnav 6mo agoit doesn't need to be AGI, the way it's being let loose on the world it is already poised to hurt millions.