• flandish@lemmy.world
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    18 minutes ago

    the thing is - no other tool in our industry, and others, out there involves as much active destruction in both the working class and environment in its use.

    that’s it. that’s the bit.

    for those not understanding: the word “in” above implies in current use not that i am comparing AI’s effects with the invention of knitting machines or electricity.

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      No it’s just the newest tool that does that.

      Are your clothes machine knitted? Do you know you’re destroying the jobs of people who hand knitted clothes? And let’s not forget the art form of hand knitting that is now being insulted by people who buy machine knitted clothes without a care. And let’s not forget about the environmental impact of knitting machines that require electricity while hand knitting doesn’t!

      The same could be said about so many things.

      There isn’t really a fundumental difference thar I can see between AI and other tools, at least that I can see.

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        19 minutes ago

        the newst tool happens to be the one doing the most destruction, so… yes.

        also: i do knit, lol. just a coincidence in example.

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      The cotton gin. The ink press. The player piano. Vhs. Photoshop. Audio in film.

      You’re so wrong it’s laughable.

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        17 minutes ago

        The invention of the light bulb.

        That has been SO much worse than the negatives we’ve seen with AI. If anyone is interested, that is a horrible story socially, industrially, environmentally, etc. Definitely worth reading about.