zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ezra Klein is hosting a conference promoting his book "Abundance" and it's literally filled with fascists, including one speaker who wrote an article advocating "deportation abundance."

https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/115148453618577031

He just doesn't like the aesthetics of the current admin but he is onboard to build more detention centers and less regulation for corporations.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 12 points 6 months ago

Surprised it's not called Department of Lawfare and this point.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You actually think those people watch the news and get accurate information? Misinformed people are always going to learn the wrong lesson.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 6 months ago

Didn't Bill Gates fly on the lolita express or something? Bet half the room is on Epstein's list.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 16 points 6 months ago

She's still defending the rapists, so....

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago

Especially when part of the brain has been eaten

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Saying that you're not worth the time for personal interactions but here's a reason that's okay is a platitude.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 10 points 6 months ago

Too bad they're likely to learn the wrong lesson.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Additionally, AI will only be getting better,

It might get cheaper, but that doesn't mean it's doing a better job.

if the alternative is telling people that are struggling and have no other options that they have to tough it out

That's just it, if you're talking to someone who's is struggling with this there is already a better option: showing empathy. I suspect our perceived lack of empathy is a reflection of how society treats people in general, we are just more honest about it and recognize it's mostly platitudes.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

I'll be honest, I find the framing of the study offensive and I'm not sure if I have the words but I'll try.

It's less about this study comparing itself to no intervention instead, but the social & political context of AI being pushed as a way to make care giving more efficient while sacrificing quality.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

half were assigned to use Noora for four weeks and half received no intervention.

If only they gave a control group an off-the-shelf social game like LA Noire or a D&D play group

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems -2 points 6 months ago

Software is part of the superstructure comrade.

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