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Ask DraftKings?
by caughtinthought 2mo ago
Ask DraftKings?
- MattGaiser 2mo agoGambling has consistently ranked above family for many in human history, so while it hurts a third party, the people involved genuinely believe in it.
- dash2 2mo agoYou'd need this argument to be a lot more concrete as to why AI is like gambling.
- zahlman 2mo agoI actually have seen comparisons of using AI to a gacha game (quotas per time block, elements of chance, sycophancy in the output leading towards addiction or even psychosis in rare cases). But I don't think the argument needs to be "AI is like gambling". The argument only needs to be "humans often behave irrationally and even self-destructively".
- voxl 2mo agoThis is not the argument. It's not a comparison to gambling but a comparison to something that does not materially improve a person's life. Economic expenditure does not equate to human benefit. This is the original argument, and the onus is on THAT person to explain why people spending for AI actually benefit, not the other way around. Perhaps you can ask Claude to explain it to you.
- dash2 2mo agoI think it’s widely accepted that most things are bought because they satisfy people’s needs or wants. Sure, there are exceptions, like drugs or gambling. Is there any reason to think AI is one of them?
- oblio 2mo agoDrugs, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, vaping, ultra processed foods, social media, luxury goods/conspicuous consumption, etc. A lot of humans are incredibly bad at allocating money.