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negative sentiment towards AI and data centers will be listed as a risk factor The fact that the technology can "hallucinate" and is unreliable is not just a "

negative sentiment towards AI and data centers will be listed as a risk factor The fact that the technology can "hallucinate" and is unreliable is not just a "sentiment" --- it is a well established fact. And it is more than a risk, it is virtually guaranteed to happen if you use it repeatedly. Calling it "sentiment" is like an "alternative fact".

uejfiweun 2mo ago
...what? I don't think they're talking about hallucinations here, they're talking about public opinion.
- jqpabc123 2mo ago
  Is it just an "opinion" if it is based on proven facts?
  - LPisGood 2mo ago
    Yes. Let’s say I saw a person kill someone. That’s a fact, but my perception of them would be low; that is an opinion. I think it’s really swell how the last 10 years have made it so the basic difference between fact and opinion is not totally obvious.
    - jqpabc123 2mo ago
      We're talking stated "risk" to the public. Using your example --- as far as "risk" to the public is concerned, which would be more pertinent info --- the fact that this person is a murderer or your low opinion?
  - bluefirebrand 2mo ago
    "Public Opinion" - Public opinion, or popular opinion, is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to society. It is the people's views on matters affecting them (From Wikipedia) It has nothing to do with fact. It broadly represents peoples views, factual or otherwise.
- paul7986 2mo ago
  Tell that to graphic designers as do you think that's a career a student going into college should pursue? Same with web design and web development (AI companies now are trying / working on shifting us away to less screens/more voice).... like would you tell a freshman in college to pursue those degrees vs. medical stuff and or skip college altogether, rather pick up tools to help build those data centers?
simianwords 2mo ago
its a bit sad that the public can't grasp tools that have high variance but still end up being useful. lots of things in real life follow the same pattern yet when it comes to AI..
- seattle_spring 2mo ago
  AI backlash is not because of "high variance"...
  - simianwords 2mo ago
    i didn't say it was
    - deleted 2mo ago
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cm2187 2mo ago
Not sure what you are talking about. The negative sentiment isn't about hallucinations, it is about job replacement and high electricity cost.
- watwut 2mo ago
  And water. And oligarchs relations to Trump administration. And it way AI was forced everywhere. And how they get massive investments while rest of economu suffers. And doomtrolling. And how unappealing their culty vision of the world is. And plan to create monopoly. And how they claim to be creating doom machine. Like ... basically everyone can pick their reason to hate.
  - azan_ 2mo ago
    Isn’t data center water usage actually non-story?
    - watwut 2mo ago
      It is a story. It is not global story, water usage is highly local. But yes, they are building or want to build water thirsty datacenters at locales with water issues. So, yes, it is a story.

uejfiweun 2mo ago

...what? I don't think they're talking about hallucinations here, they're talking about public opinion.

jqpabc123 2mo ago
Is it just an "opinion" if it is based on proven facts?
- LPisGood 2mo ago
  Yes. Let’s say I saw a person kill someone. That’s a fact, but my perception of them would be low; that is an opinion. I think it’s really swell how the last 10 years have made it so the basic difference between fact and opinion is not totally obvious.
  - jqpabc123 2mo ago
    We're talking stated "risk" to the public. Using your example --- as far as "risk" to the public is concerned, which would be more pertinent info --- the fact that this person is a murderer or your low opinion?
- bluefirebrand 2mo ago
  "Public Opinion" - Public opinion, or popular opinion, is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to society. It is the people's views on matters affecting them (From Wikipedia) It has nothing to do with fact. It broadly represents peoples views, factual or otherwise.
paul7986 2mo ago
Tell that to graphic designers as do you think that's a career a student going into college should pursue? Same with web design and web development (AI companies now are trying / working on shifting us away to less screens/more voice).... like would you tell a freshman in college to pursue those degrees vs. medical stuff and or skip college altogether, rather pick up tools to help build those data centers?

simianwords 2mo ago

its a bit sad that the public can't grasp tools that have high variance but still end up being useful. lots of things in real life follow the same pattern yet when it comes to AI..

seattle_spring 2mo ago
AI backlash is not because of "high variance"...
- simianwords 2mo ago
  i didn't say it was
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cm2187 2mo ago

Not sure what you are talking about. The negative sentiment isn't about hallucinations, it is about job replacement and high electricity cost.

watwut 2mo ago
And water. And oligarchs relations to Trump administration. And it way AI was forced everywhere. And how they get massive investments while rest of economu suffers. And doomtrolling. And how unappealing their culty vision of the world is. And plan to create monopoly. And how they claim to be creating doom machine. Like ... basically everyone can pick their reason to hate.
- azan_ 2mo ago
  Isn’t data center water usage actually non-story?
  - watwut 2mo ago
    It is a story. It is not global story, water usage is highly local. But yes, they are building or want to build water thirsty datacenters at locales with water issues. So, yes, it is a story.