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> They tell me I don't have a real job because I just tell the computer what to do, and I don't do the thing myself (to which I can't help but respond that they're absolutely right). For most of computing history this has been the case, too!
Can't be doing rEaL woRk unless you're flipping front panel switches to input machine code instructions.
I don’t understand why people act like we just have to submit to the AI revolution. We can make this technology illegal, and shut it down completely. Why don’t we?
Us, the older folks, are not allowed to complain, lest we get branded as old fashioned, unable to adapt, etc.
The irony here is this: AI actually has the potential to absolutely level the playing field. Right now corporations are building the infrastructure out wildly and incorporating it into everything. They’re concerned about a race to the top while creating absolute inefficiency and ignoring responsible, sustainable growth. The task of GenZ should not be to avoid AI, in my opinion. Rather, embrace it. Own it. WEAPONIZE I…
> WEAPONIZE IT. The moment you start doing this at any scale, the companies will notice, and after a few winks, nods, and campaign donations, you will not be able to use it anymore.
The irony here is this: AI actually has the potential to absolutely level the playing field. Right now corporations are building the infrastructure out wildly and incorporating it into everything. They’re concerned about a race to the top while creating absolute inefficiency and ignoring responsible, sustainable growth. The task of GenZ should not be to avoid AI, in my opinion. Rather, embrace it. Own it. WEAPONIZE I…
They don't want to embrace the Slop Machine. They hate what it is doing to the internet they used to love. Why would they intentionally become fully dependent on it, leaving them completely at the mercy of AI companies willing to turn off their access at a moment's notice? [0][1] [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47963204 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952722
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I have three (gen A) kids, of which two are of the age to have opinions on this. They tell me I don't have a real job because I just tell the computer what to do, and I don't do the thing myself (to which I can't help but respond that they're absolutely right). If I try to spin them a bullshit story, they tell me how can that be true and maybe I got brainwashed by AI. Also they hate ads with a passion. If anything, I…
They tell me I don't have a real job because I just tell the computer what to do, and I don't do the thing myself (to which I can't help but respond that they're absolutely right) Hm interesting So they are making the distinction between regular "human brain" coding and AI-assisted coding? Regular coding could be described as "not doing the thing yourself, but telling the computer what to do" (FWIW I do think there i…
Even J.S. Bach was aware of the same concept:
> "There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."
~ Johann Sebastian Bach
The cool thing about the current generation of AI tools is how easy it is to uncover bias or an agenda in an article like this. paste the verge article text into your favorite AI tool and ask for an analysis. Make sure to ask it to read the source Gallup data that this article leans on and compare the conclusions drawn.
I suspect that as you rely more on a robot for this your own skills will atrophy.
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This smells to me an awful lot like the "You're not a real ham if you don't use Morse code", "You're not a real machinist if you use CNC", "Your mechanical drawing skills are going to atrophy if you use CAD CAM. "You should manually tape PCB layouts, so you have more control. And another grandfather's favorite, "Why do you want to use the forklift? You won't always have one, and a pry bar and rollers are good enough,…
I'd say it's more like you're not a real driver if you use Waymo to get around everywhere.
A delivery person is still delivering stuff, even if it turns out that using a waymo is cheaper/faster.
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We make child porn illegal which is even easier to copy than local LLMs. It doesn’t work perfectly, of course there are people who still have it, but we could dramatically reduce the number of people with local LLMs if we punished possession with long prison sentences.
i am sorry, i was trying to take you seriously, but you completely lose me at comparing an llm to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and suggesting possession of an llm should be met with similarly long prison sentences. that is absurd. a central tenet of justice is that the punishment fits the crime. for CSAM, it is obvious why extremely long prison sentences are fitting. the damage CSAM causes is immense and hard t…
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This smells to me an awful lot like the "You're not a real ham if you don't use Morse code", "You're not a real machinist if you use CNC", "Your mechanical drawing skills are going to atrophy if you use CAD CAM. "You should manually tape PCB layouts, so you have more control. And another grandfather's favorite, "Why do you want to use the forklift? You won't always have one, and a pry bar and rollers are good enough,…
I think there's a big difference between "your drawing skills will atrophy if you use CAD to draw for you" and "your brain will atrophy if you ask an LLM to think for you." Personally I don't judge people for being unable to draw, but I do judge them for being unable to think for themselves.