<![CDATA[Generative AI is a Faustian bargain.]]>Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. Every use of it weakens you. Maybe you occasionally save a few minutes, but you are diminished for it. With each use you are further from your human potential.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b0905d2b-5cfd-4207-9f01-b4628bc09428/generative-ai-is-a-faustian-bargain.RSS for NodeMon, 05 Oct 2026 10:32:56 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 11:50:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:56:29 GMT]]>@benlockwood I have never blocked so many people from one thread.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/117262423817776535https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/117262423817776535Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:56:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:47:08 GMT]]>@MamaLake Seriously. FAFO, and if you're an adult, that's on you.

@benlockwood

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/117262387002920304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/117262387002920304Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:47:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:15 GMT]]>@jack @benlockwood these statements are just coping mechanism, don't take them too seriously.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/creepy_owlet/statuses/117262261646480643https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/creepy_owlet/statuses/117262261646480643Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:15:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:05:43 GMT]]>@rasterweb @corigan01 @benlockwood of course you can, and I do. I also create locally hosted LLM-powered internal tools for mg company. Open weight models are a godsend.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/tylnesh/statuses/117257741481154426https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/tylnesh/statuses/117257741481154426Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:05:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:45:11 GMT]]>@QCCEChris @benlockwood @Sproid thank you for coming up with solutions though, I appreciate that muster ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117252470271104766https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117252470271104766Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:45:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:04:58 GMT]]>@MamaLake Block liberally. Your sanity & peace of mind are more important than anyone elseโ€™s stance on some dubious technology. ๐Ÿฉท@benlockwood

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/117251604392077092https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/117251604392077092Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:04:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:04:44 GMT]]>@QCCEChris @benlockwood @Sproid ha! I was mostly joking ๐Ÿ™ƒ Iโ€™m but itโ€™s not my whole schtick you know?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117251131588246744https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117251131588246744Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:04:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:02:54 GMT]]>@MamaLake @benlockwood @Sproid sorry, miss read. Download, upload, then pin. But I think its not pinned the way you want. You want like a fb or insta pin style. Correct?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/QCCEChris/statuses/117251124390966113https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/QCCEChris/statuses/117251124390966113Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:02:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:01:43 GMT]]>@MamaLake @benlockwood @Sproid you could put it as the header, pfp or in metadata...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/QCCEChris/statuses/117251119726678846https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/QCCEChris/statuses/117251119726678846Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:01:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:42:36 GMT]]>@benlockwood @Sproid I wish I could pin this to my profile

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117251044550291170https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117251044550291170Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:42:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:09:05 GMT]]>@wraptile @benlockwood

I think that the cautionary tale here is that with vibe coding it's easy to become lazy and ignorant. In other words, it's easy to become like your manager, or worse even - like your CEO.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/PaniczGodek/statuses/117250676851189097https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/PaniczGodek/statuses/117250676851189097Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:09:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:11:39 GMT]]>@MamaLake @Sproid

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/benlockwood/statuses/117249979163073023https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/benlockwood/statuses/117249979163073023Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:08:02 GMT]]>@Sproid @benlockwood genuinely blocking people based on vibes, bad arguments, unwillingness to take accountability for their own actions, willingness to commit ecocide and plagerism because it helps them think better, etc etc etc

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117249964944580950https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MamaLake/statuses/117249964944580950Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:08:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:53:54 GMT]]>@tylnesh @benlockwood made use of my bit and brace just a few weekends ago to hog out a pair of large mortises before going at it with a chisel.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/sigsegv/statuses/117249909373405718https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/sigsegv/statuses/117249909373405718Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:53:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:15:00 GMT]]>@whizzter @benlockwood Yeah, I don't use it for creative tasks. I use it for all the boring business shit so that I can focus on the cool stuff.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249756380389572https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249756380389572Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:15:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:12:57 GMT]]>@mathew @corigan01 @benlockwood Yeahno I have a therapist for that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249748304270198https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249748304270198Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:12:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:10:57 GMT]]>@OchotonidKnight What are you getting out of being so rude to a stranger?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249740475981707https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/jack/statuses/117249740475981707Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:10:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:39:53 GMT]]>@tylnesh @benlockwood

That is an unfair comparison, since power tools allow you to do stuff you could never to by muscle power alone.

However, your example with the contact list is more fitting ... because does anyone know a or the phone number to call when they're in trouble? Not 112/999/911, but a person who will help you. I do, but only one and only because that number hasn't changed all my life and I am not the youngest any more. And yes, it bothers me from time to time.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116863076496713801/statuses/117249382376606467https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116863076496713801/statuses/117249382376606467Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:39:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:19:06 GMT]]>@wronglang @MegaMichelle @benlockwood

One does not simply use AI as a tool.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116863076496713801/statuses/117249300649389161https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116863076496713801/statuses/117249300649389161Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:19:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:04:02 GMT]]>@benlockwood This is the best phrasing of my personal feelings on the matter that I have ever seen.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://retrorewind.social/users/48kRAM/statuses/117249241437162739https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://retrorewind.social/users/48kRAM/statuses/117249241437162739Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:04:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:52:28 GMT]]>@MegaMichelle @benlockwood it will make us into a Smeagol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/d1/statuses/117248960006803554https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/d1/statuses/117248960006803554Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:52:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:36:15 GMT]]>@Gargron @benlockwood I _can_, but why would I? I have more interesting things to do with my time, like make stuff.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/117248896228289495https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/117248896228289495Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:36:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:36 GMT]]>@jimmylittle @benlockwood You canโ€™t organize your files yourself? ๐Ÿ˜‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/117248874045320257https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/117248874045320257Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Generative AI is a Faustian bargain. on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:07:04 GMT]]>@jack You are infantilizing not only yourself, but everyone who struggles with poor executive function. Not only this, you are surrendering your brain, your agency, to some of the worst people on the planet. For the benefit of us all, stop being a booster and go fuck yourself. @benlockwood

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meemu.org/users/OchotonidKnight/statuses/117248781474555981https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meemu.org/users/OchotonidKnight/statuses/117248781474555981Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:07:04 GMT