On: AI Crap

[sharts]

Like social media ruined the world despite it's initial promises, like crypto ended up with grifters of all kinds, AI will follow.

Yes, there are some narrow applications that will be GOOD. But will the good outweigh the bad? No, not at all. It never has.

We'd all be happier as a society if we went back in time.

[woeirua → sharts]

I'm only in my mid 30s. I'm _very_ convinced that the world was a better place overall before 2008. Before smartphones, and social media.

[raincole → woeirua]

Like good old late 80s, when the world was on the brink of a nuclear apocalypse?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_holocaust#/media/File:...

[incrudible → raincole]

Nuclear apocalypse risk is not a linear function of warheads. There is still more than enough warheads to cause near total annihilation and politically, we are closer to it than at any point in the 80s.