Why do the vast majority of people on Lemmy seem to HATE AI?

3 months ago by Casuls_Die_Thrice to c/asklemmy

I’ve been on Lemmy for about 2 weeks now, and I’ve noticed a trend:

The VAST majority of posts that mention AI in any manner are some dig or criticism or some other negative commentary, and the rare ones that have anything positive to say about it almost always have negative whatever-Lemmy’s-version-of-karma-is.

I get that AI isn’t without its problems, especially Grok with that “Mechahitler” nonsense a bit ago, but there seems to be particular vitriol here. I’m genuinely curious to know why people hate it so much here.

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peppers_ghost 25 points 3 months ago

I like computers and now can't easily afford to do the projects I'm interested in. I get very little value from AI and it destroyed my hobby. It also is a massive bubble that will hurt the majority of the world once it pops. It's dumb.

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Epp -13 points 3 months ago

You're describing the effects of data centers, not AI. AI doesn't change the prices on computer components, nor is it in any way a bubble. I think you're describing corporations buying up components for their data centers, which they intend to use for AI, but that isn't attributable to AI itself. It's like saying authors are to blame for trees being cut down to make paper - completely ignoring that books can be digital.

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peppers_ghost 2 points 3 months ago

AI training needs data centers. The companies wouldn't be buying up components without this gold rush.

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