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HerrVorragend says we should ban video games and television because they’re not required to survive. Got it.

Looks like Pan’s Labyrinth.

And books need paper. Trees wouldn’t be cut down if authors quit writing. Therefore, AI and authors are evil.

(You can train AI without data centers and you can write books without printing them.)

I don’t know what you’re talking about. Only an idiot would (admit they) use AI and call the hate of the hivemind mob down on them. Everything you’ve said is entirely correct. Additionally AIs are evil. Nothing good about them. All the problems they have are unsolvable. They only make slop. Everything they make is random but also paradoxically plagiarism. A baby is killed whenever they’re given a prompt. Only you know how they work, everyone else is wrong. Blah blah blah. Did I miss anything? Oh, yeah, right…

I’ve never used AI, and I never will.

Yep, you’re right. It’s toxic and no one should use it.

Me? Nothing. I’ve never used it and I never will use it. I’ve heard the angry mob comes after you with insults and argument if you even admit to thinking about using it, and I have no need of all that hate in my life. So I’ve never used it, and will never use it.

The same problem Christmas lights and video games solve: none. It’s totally useless! Ban them all.

I’ve learned there’s no good that can come from admitting you use AI - you’ll only get an angry mob after you. That’s why I’ve never used AI and never will. It’s evil! Evil I tell you! Hit it with a banhammer, quick, before it gets away! Don’t let it lay it’s eggs!

You’re right. We should ban AI, video games, Christmas lights, television, and anything else that uses energy in a way you don’t approve of until there’s an energy surplus. No argument here.

Lol

I’m not sure what you mean. I read the last paragraph, then read it two more times to be sure I didn’t miss anything. What are you insinuating?

Nevermind. I get it, you’re criticizing me for reiterating the conclusions.

No, AI does not. Data centers do, and they’re being used for AI, but AI can be used without data centers. You’re mis-attributing the blame. Blame negligent corporations making unnecessary data centers, not the technology they aim to use.

Those detriments listed can also be mitigated. AI can be powered with clean energy, and cooled with closed loops. They’re not, but they could be. AI isn’t to blame, it’s greedy, negligent corporations that are using AI.

Yeah, and authors are to blame for trees being cut down. It doesn’t matter that books don’t necessarily need to be printed on paper, it’s a clear line from authors writing to trees being cut down, so we should all hate authors.

Right?

I think you would be surprised. Read on and be astounded.

Huh, it’s not animated for me. Even when clicking to open it in another window. Oh well, I’ve seen the episode enough that it may as well be animated when I look at it.

Most of the time they’re not even talking about AI, they’re instead talking about ancillaries like data centers, but they can’t fathom the distinction.

Because /fuck_ai exists

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.

This is probably the worst take on the entire thread. Bravo! That takes skill to be so wrong.

Nailed it in one! 👏

So just slightly quieter than the Arch users, who are only a little more vocal than typical Linux users?