<![CDATA[That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today]]>That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today

I’m glad, I guess, that they aren’t contributing to the problem anymore

But also, fuck them, up down and sideways.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/d98ed969-3d4b-4547-8864-d4f8c279e078/that-feeling-when-people-in-tech-finally-opt-out-of-ai-because-of-sci-fi-nonsense-and-not-because-of-the-endless-societal-environmental-and-economic-harms-to-actual-people-todayRSS for NodeSat, 26 Sep 2026 03:40:37 GMTFri, 25 Sep 2026 15:15:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:09:07 GMT]]>@baldur
Not being able to have a personal (virtual) slave is just a step too far.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/ap/users/117187729788280688/statuses/117332544585651804https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/ap/users/117187729788280688/statuses/117332544585651804Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:09:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:29:57 GMT]]>@baldur But aren't they excited about watching all of the real-world suffering from their cushy job prompting AI in space?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dabeaz/statuses/117332390536475300https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dabeaz/statuses/117332390536475300Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:29:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:26:54 GMT]]>@dabeaz seen a couple of “real-world suffering is fine by me but omg hypothetical doom is a step too far” so far in my feed reader. So, apparently yes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cafe/users/baldur/statuses/117332378544243909https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cafe/users/baldur/statuses/117332378544243909Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:26:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:24:05 GMT]]>@baldur I find it kind of "fun" that the fantasy of a science fiction apocalypse was eye opening to people who talk about AI starting with "but ethics aside... It is really useful"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nflamel/statuses/117332367490370343https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nflamel/statuses/117332367490370343Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:24:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That feeling when people in tech finally opt out of “AI” because of sci-fi nonsense and not because of the endless societal, environmental, and economic harms to actual people today on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:20:54 GMT]]>@baldur Someone actually reached their limit with sci-fi nonsense?!?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dabeaz/statuses/117332354980961376https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dabeaz/statuses/117332354980961376Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:20:54 GMT