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Re:Big Data Is Dead by drowsspa on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @02:38PM (#34698151)
Pretty sure there's a fallacy named after this whole "hey this is just exactly like before so we have nothing to be concerned about".
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Re:Big Data Is Dead by nickersonm on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @02:45PM (#34698259)
The point is that all technology is a tool. Whether it be writing, calculators, or various narrow AI software. We can either bemoan the loss of a now-less-useful skill (memorization, long division, longform writing), or learn how to use these tools to better achieve our goals.
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Re:Big Data Is Dead by miguelazo on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:59PM (#34704315)
Technologies develop for different purposes and have different effects. Modern digital technology has a very inhumane origin story, as noted in “New Dark Age” by James Bridle, and other works. https://jamesbridle.com/books/new-dark-age
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