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Raven123

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11. I'm sure there is more to it but AI reminds me of social media

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:05 PM

Jun 14

A bit of an oxymoron. I can’t think of anything that has made us less able to socialize than “social media.” Many just don’t know how to have a decent conversation.

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Ohio university says all students will be required to train and 'be fluent' in AI -- The Guardian [View all] erronis Jun 9 OP

Excellent OP.... anciano Jun 9 #1

Gawd I hope not! SheltieLover Jun 9 #4

Those AI tools are all illegally trained, and it's ALWAYS unethical to use them. I feel sorry for anyone highplainsdem Jun 9 #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover Jun 9 #3

The data that the "AI" tools use does not have to be illegally obtained. erronis Jun 9 #5

It isn't primarily a search bot. Its primary use is fraud, so the users can pretend to have knowledge and highplainsdem Jun 9 #6

We differ in our opinions. Your experience may know of more fraud. erronis Jun 9 #7

Why would I? You're choosing to use an unethical tool controlled by robber barons because you find highplainsdem Jun 9 #8

Generative "AI" and the LLMs underlying it are not all controlled by "robber barons" erronis Jun 9 #9

Those open-source models were still pre-trained on stolen IP. They're not found under a cabbage leaf, highplainsdem Jun 9 #10

I'm sure there is more to it but AI reminds me of social media Raven123 Jun 14 #11

And telephones were the death of the art of writing nice letters.... erronis Jun 14 #12