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usonian

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14. Sure, AI to them is just like a pet rock on a stock rampage.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 01:43 AM
Jan 2025

But a pet rock that eats gigawatts of energy!!

AI as in LLM’s is like economics!!!! It’s always backwards-looking.

It has no creativity because it doesn’t have real experiences, so it lacks “meaning”

Very deep, for another discussion.

It’s not creative, only in a monkeys with typewriters sense.

But putting it to use to “sell shit” gets the red card from me.

We’re all talking now about spending money locally instead of sending it to Jeff and company.

Local businesses don’t need that stuff.



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AI is cancer Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #1
The reason I am up in arms about technology is because I am a techie usonian Jan 2025 #2
Interesting... Thanks for this 👍 Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #3
K&R! Yes, the ultimate goal of the AI companies is to control the user while pretending to help. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #4
AI does have some benefits, example in the medical field, reading a mammogram for example ... cliffside Jan 2025 #5
As I noted above, from Kevin Kelley, there are so many good uses for tech usonian Jan 2025 #7
A few words stood out ... "We just need BETTER PEOPLE!" cliffside Jan 2025 #10
i'm so old 😅 usonian Jan 2025 #12
I've noticed the AI voice is quite compelling WhiteTara Jan 2025 #6
Follow the money, AI has been a central theme with tech companies NVDA, AVGO, META etc ... cliffside Jan 2025 #8
The function of many analysts seems to be usonian Jan 2025 #9
Not wanting to stray too far from the AI topic but I opened the door ... cliffside Jan 2025 #11
Sure, AI to them is just like a pet rock on a stock rampage. usonian Jan 2025 #14
"brokered bidding networks" United Airlines two days ago and checking in for a flight.... cliffside Jan 2025 #13
That's small scale and can be done with low tech software. usonian Jan 2025 #15
My thinking is that it is better to shy away from sites than to think I missed something :). nt cliffside Jan 2025 #17
I block ads. So all that money is wasted. And it's enormous. usonian Jan 2025 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #16
Just a wild guess. I don't think it's like people who screen sites for horrific content. Perhaps the working conditions usonian Jan 2025 #18
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