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Why do the vast majority of people on Lemmy seem to HATE AI? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I’ve been on Lemmy for about 2 weeks now, and I’ve noticed a trend:

The VAST majority of posts that mention AI in any manner are some dig or criticism or some other negative commentary, and the rare ones that have anything positive to say about it almost always have negative whatever-Lemmy’s-version-of-karma-is.

I get that AI isn’t without its problems, especially Grok with that “Mechahitler” nonsense a bit ago, but there seems to be particular vitriol here. I’m genuinely curious to know why people hate it so much here.

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[–] 47 points 4 months ago (11 children)

Someone else can give a more comprehensive answer, but here are a couple bullet points:

  • Models trained by violating copyright
  • AI data centers using tons of water and power, driving up costs for local residents
  • AI data center noise pollution
  • "Slop" results (uncanny valley pictures, incorrect answers given confidently, etc)
  • Companies using AI as an excuse for anti-worker actions (notably massive layoffs)
  • Concern over how much of the largest companies valuation is tied to AI hype (because it affects everyone's retirement accounts)
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  • [+] -46 points 4 months ago* (10 children)

    • Trained by the same thing humans are.

    • Video games are worse and get worse as they run 100% constant and are constantly evolving, not short bursts or getting more efficient over time like AI

    • Localized

    • More accurate than humans -especially humans on social media

    • AI is replacing shitty jobs; just like machines did in the industrial revolution

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  • [–] 32 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

    Trained by the same thing humans are.

    This is at best, misleading and completely wrong at worst. An LLM is completely different from a human mind. It's a mathmatical model that finds the average of any given input against a massive dataset.

    Video games are worse and get worse as they run 100% constant and are constantly evolving, not short bursts or getting more efficient over time like AI.

    This is a completely made up statistic dreamed up from the thought of "people use computers at home, so why is that different than a datacenter?" The thing is, those datacenters dont run in short bursts, they run constantly, as long as there is money to be made. And while the hardware does get more efficient as new developments are made, that improvement doesn't offset the resource usage, it just improves density of compute.

    Localized

    Absolutely unhinged opinion that could only come from someone incapable of empathy. There is a worldwide cost of living crisis happening right now. Anything that makes life worse for a regular person, while offering almost no benefit to anyone outside the top of this boondoggle is to be hated.

    More accurate than humans -especially humans on social media

    Another completely made up statistic based on nothing. Yes, misinformation on social media is a problem in modern society, but those people are not being treated as subject matter experts. AI is often being treated that way, despite working from flawed data that distills assumption into fact by way of some reddit comment or retracted paper.

    AI is replacing shitty jobs; just like machines did in the industrial revolution

    What's the weather like under that rock where you live? AI is not replacing the backbreaking labor of harvesting vegetables, it's not clearing sewer pipes, or pumping septic tanks. It's being used to (poorly) replace artists, engineers, and writers. The work that people actually want to do.

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  • [+] -41 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Gonna ignore the sad attempts at rebuttal by someone that appears to be out of touch with reality (shunning social interactions?).

    Where I live? -It's replacing depressed and lonely artists and writers. -That shit often isn't healthy or a good way to get human interaction / attention. Engineer? -Can be high stress with lives on the line, it will also be a waste of time / schooling for many. (You're also arguing for their accuracy here). Enter productivity sooner: retire sooner. The other jobs you mention are high pay that grunt and migrant workers can profit from.

    People that compare their wealth against a billionaire don't realize that the billionaire is inspired and the wealth benefits all in capitalism. Neither pure capitalism nor communism succeed. China isn't pure communism.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Wow, assuming you're being genuine, I'm pretty surprised. It's rare to encounter a true AI cultist.

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  • [+] -23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    It's no surprise when a come-back from you is only an attempt to insult rather than add anything of substance.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You're definitely a troll, and a bad one at that. You literally insulted them in the comment they replied to, in a much more childish and shitty way. And no matter if you're a troll or not, you need professional help, you have some major issues.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago

    I think you're lost here. Maybe you skipped reading the post?

    This isn't a debate over whether AI is useful or not. It's not a conversation about whether people are right/wrong if they dislike AI. The point of this thread is to help OP understand why some people have strong, negative feelings about AI.

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