@jdbar Even dollars have to content with the network effect.

But yes, "one dollar one vote" is what the Supreme Court has given us, and it's a recipe for oligarchy.

A closely related post that describes the dynamic im talking about more succinctly.

Theyre talking privacy, I'm talking AI, but the same logic applies to both and many more topics.

https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116042189238895808

@jdbar Forgiveness only comes after accountability.

And it is accountability that is sorely lacking in modern America.

@av3ry3ris You're deliberately ignoring the point, and the supporting links in the article. Stop deflecting. I'm done here.

@av3ry3ris No deflection. Look at the article and the links. The power usage is massive.

@av3ry3ris And how many degrees climate increase is that worth to you?

How much mass copyright infringement is that worth to you?

@av3ry3ris Lovely thought. So our job is not code writing but debugging slop written by Grand Theft Autocomplete? Also, not the point I was making. Review or not, it drill burns the same electricity.

As for capitalism, if capitalism means we must think short-term individual with no regard for societal cost, then yes, fuck capitalism.

Capitalism is the primary reason people become socialists.

@nebulos I wasn't really focused on solutions. More cathartic venting.

@LilPecan @JustinMac84 @krig As a hobbyist woodworker, bladesmith, and leatherworker, I can confirm.

Some of the absolute best bladesmiths on the planet, that make absolutely gorgeous works of art, make good money but less than I made in my last 2 jobs as an engineer. And I am not as good an engineer as they are blade artists.

@LilPecan @JustinMac84 @krig You seem to be under the impression that the hammer hasn't come down yet. I'm currently unemployed, at a super-senior level. The hammer is here.

*Nothing* is AI resistant that pays worth a damn.

Apparently this post was just boosted by @robpike. Yes, that Rob Pike.

I... guess it's found an audience.

@heiglandreas That's been building for 50 years. Every conservative businessman in the 70s that decided to embark on this decade long destruction of the world so they could get even richer.

There is no circle of hell deep enough for them.

@LilPecan @JustinMac84 @krig Quoting the article: "But, at this point, it's become obvious that I have to either compromise on that, or leave tech entirely. And every time I think about that, I get angry."

Leaving my field and starting over from scratch while I have a small child at home is... a large ask.

@wwhitlow All of the above.

Major empires aren't destroyed from without, but by their own greed, infighting, and incompetence.

In this case, the "it is what it is" attitude is unworthy of someone in a democracy. That's how the billionaires and pedo-fascists were able to take over.

Then add short-sightedness about global warming for the last 50 years, and AI is just the latest part of it. That will kill us all. "It is what it is."

I may regret this at some point, but I felt the need to put down in writing how I feel about this moment in the tech industry.

It is not kind. You may well be insulted by it. If you are... then you really should question yourself.

https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish-ai

#AI #LLM #Programming