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[–] 40 points 5 months ago (7 children)

On the one hand this really, REALLY sucks for the artist. I wouldn’t wish it on my personal enemies if I had them.

However stories like these are instrumental in teaching the broader public that AI is to be boycotted.

Telling Joe Schmoe that datacenters are a rising problem just doesn’t register. This they could relate too.

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  • [–] 25 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    that AI is to be boycotted

    I don't think the AI part is the relevant bit here.

    I think the message should be that trusting your data to off-site storage where it is subject to third-party moderation should be boycotted. So boycott Google Drive, One Drive, icloud and keep your data on your own computers.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, the important part is that data was lost. How was it lost? Um... magic, probably. W-we don't need to look at the details.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    How was it lost?

    Because you put it in the hands of a third party who is not accountable to you, and gave them full control over it. Whether they exercise that control via AI or a human is rather irrelevant here. There are plenty of documented cases of people losing their account in pre-AI times due to human moderation.

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