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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 14 points 6 days ago

Yeah people. Stop being selfish fucks. Think of the shareholders for once in your life.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I see this issue similar to music industry.

Musicians would complain that modern mainstream music is crap and is ruining good music for years. Major Labels would say "fuck you, we do what we want" to them. Music enjoyers would support musicians. But vast majority of listeners wouldnt care about what they are listening to.

Now changing some words around:

Technicians/Programmers would complain that AI/LLM is crap and is ruining internet/peoples minds for years. Big Tech would say "fuck you, we do what we want" to them. Power users would support technicians/programmers. But vast majority of normie users wouldn't care about what they utilize/consume online.

Most of humanity doesnt care.

[–] melfie@lemy.lol 7 points 6 days ago

I watch Rick Beato on YouTube. The guy loves music and appreciates every genre. When he reviews a lot of the newer top hits on Spotify, he genuinely wants to find something he can like, but a lot of it is unfortunately not at all original or musically interesting.

As a technologist, I genuinely want to like AI and give it a fair chance, despite how infuriating the tech bros pushing it are. For coding especially, it’s really hit and miss, though. Yesterday, for example, Claude did a pretty good job analyzing some C++ code and helping me make a Python UDP socket to consume its binary protocol, though the code is really messy and needed refactoring. Other times, though, it wastes my time generating hallucinated garbage. Also, if I get one more PR to review full of AI slop where someone didn’t do their due diligence, I could just scream.

You’re right that most of humanity doesn’t care, which is why the top hits on Spotify are mostly unoriginal and musically uninteresting background noise, and software quality is declining overall due to AI while companies continue to switch to subscription models to milk every last dime they can while most people go along with it. Humanity as a whole is a frustrating lot.

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 8 points 6 days ago

“It’s extremely hurtful”

Not enough tho.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Sounds like the guidance you use to get in the 80s about finding a ditch to crawl into and covering yourself in leaves if the "bomb" gets dropped so you were easier to clean up.

He just wants people to go away quietly whilst he profits.

[–] Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

We can be negative about him, if he prefers that way: He's about as useful as his beloved AI, after all...

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

We should be progressive enough to attempt to try and tackle the worlds problems but the best we can do, despite all of the upheaval, is sell shit to each other.

[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 135 points 1 week ago
[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 112 points 1 week ago (6 children)

AI works, we lose our jobs.

AI doesn't work, bubble pops, we lose our jobs.

AI sorta kinda works, wages get depressed and things turn into a dystopian hellhole.

Not that much reason to be positive and he doesn't know how to fix it.

Huang doesn’t have a solution for the very real risk of job displacement

[–] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

AI works, we lose our jobs.

Which means we can focus on the work we want to do, rather than the work we have to do... right?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 1 points 6 days ago

Cue Sam Altman saying abundance every two sentences but never explaining how that would work.

[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess it's implied, but he doesn't have a solution because for him it's not a problem, it's the intended result.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 19 points 1 week ago

Like that time they asked Peter Thiel if he thinks the human race should survive, and there was this long pregnant pause.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 109 points 1 week ago (1 children)

O, oh... Somebody's worried about their investment...

[–] rimu@piefed.social 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nvidia stock price has been flat since September. Almost 6 months. He's feeling the pressure.

[–] morto@piefed.social 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 87 points 1 week ago

I can get used to the billionaires begging me.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 week ago
[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Okay, I’m positive it’s a waste of energy since it doesn’t work.

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[–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Hell no, and Nvidia can fuck right off with this shit, right alongside MS, and anyone else who pulls this crap.

GenAI is a scam and I will continue to refer to it as such as long as free speech still exists in my country.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I smoked weed when it was illegal. I'll speak freely when it's illegal.

And one day I'll shit on Art Modell's grave. That's not really relevant to AI, but I'm still gonna do it.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago

just one more slop bro. I promise bro just one more slop and it'll fix everything bro. bro, just one more slop. please just one more, one more slop and we can fix this whole problem bro, bro cmon just give me one more slop i promise bro, bro bro please! just need one more slop

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 43 points 1 week ago

AI built on a very specific data set to help experts, researchers. health professionals, etc. I have no issues with people using it as a tool.

What I don't need, want, or like is AI being in my fridge, summazing a two line email, creating art, a glorified chat bot or anything outside of very limited and niche uses.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why? It totally sucks and is ruining the world in almost every corner. Fuck AI with a sharp stick.

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[–] Tharkys@lemmy.wtf 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"[It's] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.

Weird, I didn't know both Jensen and I felt the same way about AI.

[–] klopstock@feddit.org 20 points 1 week ago

“It’s not helpful. It’s not helpful to people. It’s not helpful to the industry. It’s not helpful to society. It’s not helpful to the governments,”

[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 week ago
[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

According to Huang, considering the potential existential risks of unleashing AI on society may do more harm than good. “It’s not helpful. It’s not helpful to people. It’s not helpful to the industry. It’s not helpful to society. It’s not helpful to the governments,” he said. He particularly took issue with other people in the industry going to the government and asking for regulation and mandatory safeguards. “You have to ask yourself, you know, what is the purpose of that narrative and what are their intentions,” he asked rhetorically. “Why are they talking to governments about these things to create regulations to suffocate startups?”

You don’t have to ask yourself that because it’s common sense. He’s being disingenuous about AI’s potential to harm society, and stating the intent is to suffocate startups…they’re not making a new instant messaging client. I want to smack him upside the head.

[–] Sheldan@programming.dev 18 points 1 week ago

He's literally doing a 'think of the children' (startups).

[–] MOARbid1@piefed.social 29 points 1 week ago

Get rekt nerd.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago
[–] Ghostwurm@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's destroying our economy, our ecology, our politics, our society. What's not to like?

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

People: AI is cool, I could use it to get my work done faster.

Billionaires: Fuck you, we’ll just replace you completely.

But yeah, let’s stop complaining.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

Even if I could find a use for it, I still wouldn't because of how error prone it is. If I have to double check the output, why should I even bother? Fuck of Jensen. Get bankrupt'd.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

No. My negativity towards AI fuels my continued existence.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh no, not his feelings!

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 16 points 1 week ago

I would have a lot less negativity around AI if the mag 7 and all AI companies agreed to sign a contract to be nationalized once they have automated a significant amount of jobs, with their profits to be used for a national basic income. I would be much more positive in that case, Jensen. Give it some thought.

[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Every f'ing day for the last two years I have had AI stores shoved in my face. Now I'm suppose to be happy about it?

[–] bskm@feddit.nu 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Don't be like that guys, I want to make more money"

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

"I don't want the gigantic teetering tower of AI money to fall down and crush me."

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago

Jensen Huang:

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