I guess I kinda get why people hate AI

Re:I guess I kinda get why people hate AI by coldtea on Monday February 16, 2026 @03:53PM (#47040193)

"This late night informercial guy is not genuinely believing the product to be amazing, he's just saying shit to sell it"

"Yes, maybe everyone is playing 8 dimensional chess and every offhand comment is a subtle play for credibility. Or maybe sometimes people just say what they think".

I mean, dude, a corporate head having a conflict of interest in saying insincere shit to promote the stuff his company makes is not some conspiracy thinking about everybody playing "8 dimensional chess".

It's the very basic baseline case.

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Re:I guess I kinda get why people hate AI by bpodgursky on Monday February 16, 2026 @06:29PM (#47041745)

If he was making nuclear weapons, would you question the statement, "I would be happy if everyone stopped making nuclear weapons, but if China is making them, we can't unilaterally disarm"? I'm very willing to believe a CEO who says that! They are human beings!

Whether or not you believe it, a lot of people view advanced AI the same way.

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Re:I guess I kinda get why people hate AI by coldtea on Monday February 16, 2026 @08:31PM (#47042591)

>They are human beings!

Barely.

Even in the nuclear weapons CEO case, if they actually believed that, they'd be in another line of business, not making millions of nuclear weapons.

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