Re:My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
by aaron_m04 on Monday June 02, 2025 @07:37PM
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Yes, and it's even worse: if you think LLMs may possibly make the world a worse place, you should not use any LLMs you aren't self-hosting, because your usage information is being used by the creators to make LLMs better.
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Re:My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
by inadequatespace on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @09:14AM
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I think that’s a bit of a leap; if you think LLMs make the world a worse place, there are many actions that you might take or not take to try to address that.
It's true that there could be other more impactful actions. I'd love to hear your thoughts on what else can be done.
Re:My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
by inadequatespace on Saturday June 07, 2025 @10:54AM
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To be fair, I don't have any great specific ideas, but "Work Without the Worker" for example talks about how a lot of LLMs are fueled by neo-colonialist exploitation.
So I guess broadly speaking there could be strategies involving attempting to influence governmental policy rather than by consumer choice.
Or more radically, trying to change the structure of the government in general such that the above influences actually are more tractable for the common person.
Re:My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
by MetaWhirledPeas on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @02:23PM
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> you should not use any LLMs you aren't self-hosting, because your usage information is being used by the creators to make LLMs better
This sounds a bit like bailing out the ocean.
> This sounds a bit like bailing out the ocean.
If it's one individual doing this, sure. I am posting this in the hopes that others follow suit.