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Re:AI Policy on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @03:27PM (#49541166)
There are people with literally thousands of hours spent in WoW or Counter Strike. I don’t think you can talk about anything in absolutes can you?
Re:AI Policy on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:33PM (#49540432)
I’m not expressing judgement either way, I just think it’s interesting to observe the parallels (yes cars, planes, guns too)
Re:AI Policy on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @01:39PM (#49539688)
Yes, not literally s/AI/computers/.

Computers have produced untold exabytes of spam. Hit pieces, security vulnerabilities and data leaks, creation and distribution of CSAM… Copyright infringement on an unprecedented scale, massive increase in water and electricity consumption. etc.

Re:AI Policy on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @01:31PM (#49539568)
I feel like you could replace “AI” with “computers” across much of TFA and it would read like something from a few decades ago (ignoring the web development specifics…)

That lends some credence to the “AI is a tool” position I hear in some forums, though I do think there are real harms from the vast scale of AI deployment.