General Discussion

knowledgeable or talented than they are. Some people using AI have clearly bought into the con that it's inevitable and that helps them shrug off all the problems with it. There's a hell of a lot of pressure to use AI tools, hype started and funded by the companies that profit from it or expect to profit from it.

But I don't have the impression we have any paid AI influencers here. Might have some DUers who have invested heavily in tech stocks and are praying the AI bubble won't burst.

And we seem to have some people who feel - wrongly, in my opinion - that even though the arguments against AI are valid, it still gives users enough of an edge that it should be used while we're fighting Trump. Which ignores the fact that the AI companies are on Trump's side, those AI tools are also ideal for surveillance of Trump's opponents, every public use of AI is in effect advertising for the AI companies to get more users, and those corporate-owned AI tools can be taken away completely or their use restricted at any time.