The public isn't buying the AI hype – even if CEOs are going all-in

8 months ago by Jared White ✌️ [HWC] to c/fuck_ai

Big spending on AI hasn’t won over the public, who worry about safety, jobs, and who really benefits from the tech boom

jaredwhite 42 points 8 months ago

This polling data is pretty wild:

About 93% of corporate leaders and 80% of investors said they think AI will be net positive for society compared to just 58% of ordinary people, according to the poll by nonprofit Just Capital.

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Zachariah 51 points 8 months ago

93% of corporate leaders and 80% of investors are psychopaths.

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ccunning 14 points 8 months ago

and 58% of ordinary people?

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Az_1 15 points 8 months ago

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Lodespawn 5 points 8 months ago

That's wild, positive? If you include machine learning? Maybe. Net positive? Given the clear impacts to mental health and the environment? Yeah maybe not ..

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very_well_lost 4 points 8 months ago

I'm honestly surprised the number of psychopath investors is that low...

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ifGoingToCrashDont 42 points 8 months ago

Yes folks if there's no organic demand for this glorified party trick we CEOs will just manufacture it by shoving it down your throats

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jaredwhite 23 points 8 months ago

98% of our users use this feature every day!

(…is it the only feature they see when they log in?)

Yes!

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pet1t 9 points 8 months ago

like instagram did with reels

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vcokltfre 5 points 8 months ago

To be fair, Instagram Reels is very addicting, which is the same thing happening with AI now. The more people's throats they shove this new "feature" down, the more people will get hooked.

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"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"

A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.

AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.

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