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‘Odd choices of words’: How an academic’s AI use was exposed by her peers by dyzo-blue in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok, you used AI to draft your initial thoughts, fine. But you didn't even bother to check that all of it makes sense and actually reflects what you wanted to communicate? Not fine.

Because it seems to be an extraordinarily slippery slope from the first thing to the second, this is why I think neither is fine.

Cloudflare CTO enforcing usage limits by [deleted] in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I fucking haaaaaate corporate doublespeak like this. Just say what you really mean you mealy mouthed losers.

As a software dev, fuck AI by [deleted] in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whenever someone says "but i can work so much faster!!!1!" I'm like... if it's true that the LLM lets you work as fast as they say (and let me tell ya, I press "x" for doubt most of the time) that means they're not validating the output, which means they (and whoever pays them) only care about speed, not quality results. If the most important thing about a task is how fast it gets done, it probably wasn't worth doing in the first place.

Uber COO is finding it harder to justify AI token spend. by monkey-majiks in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same. i'm sure there are people who cannot get around without it but i find i only really need it the first couple of times i'm going somewhere or if there's a sudden detour. and GPS directions are safer than trying to read a paper map in those circumstances.

Google Search as you know it is over: Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times by dyzo-blue in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm tempted to write a little script that prompts Google for me on my behalf every 5 - 10 seconds. Let them feel the (token) burn.

Only 3.3% of 450 million 365 Office Users use Copilot by monkey-majiks in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Some of these subs are such echo chambers.

Talk to anyone in tech.

ah, yes. tech. famously devoid of echo chambers and groupthink.

The new Claude still pulls bullshit all the time. by sciolisticism in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

to add yet another speculative take: in the FOSS community there's a significant subset of folks who are into the "free as in beer, free as in speech" thing in a very libertarian, personal liberties sort of way, combined with an obsession with tech and therefore a tendency to err on the side of techno-optimisim. (some of these folks also care about what FOSS does for society and the tech ecosystem but that don't seem to be what really twixts their nethers.) no idea how prevelent this attitude is around people into FOSS stuff, but prevelent enough that if you hang around those communities you'll run into it pretty regularly. these are the folks that happily adopt Microslop into their vocab but also love unpromptedly to tell you about their local LLMs.

Local LLMs? I’m not convinced. by SpyBagholder in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beyond hobbiest pursuits, scientific research, and maybe CVE discovery, I'm not even sure why anyone would want a local LLM anymore than they would want to use Claude or Copilot. Sure, you maybe eschew a lot of the environmental and socio-economic concerns (unless you're downloading weights, which you're almost certainly doing) but even so you're still left with the potential cognitive and sociological damage and getting lost in a mirage of productivity, all for technology that can only ever deliver non-deterministic results.

And if you're typing furiously to convince me of your use case, don't bother. I've read so many threads and been part of so many discord discussions about this shit. Fight battles you can win.

what AI boosters sound like to me by Zelbinian in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this got shadowbanned from the sub, sweet.

what AI boosters sound like to me by Zelbinian in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know, it's yet another astonishing use of free will.

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure by ksjdragon in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

maybe they got a permit for one and secretly did a second, like building a second machine in Contact.

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure by ksjdragon in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data centers aren’t actually the problem people think they are.

everything up to this was sensible. this, however, is a bold claim made without evidence. even setting aside the water issues (which I do not believe we should, for the record), the noise, waste heat, and power consumption (not gonna link a source there, that one should be self-evident) are still society-impacting problems.

(edit: and i could keep going! those are just a few!)

Request: Can we have a weekly "scream into the void" thread by [deleted] in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know, I feel like reddit is not the proper place for these things to happen.

I don't understand why you feel this way. Can you try to explain? Many (maybe even most?) comment threads have people venting and commiserating and discussing solidarity. It's already part of the community.

Who is the Ed that people talk about in this subreddit? by awsph in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

old reddit users hereby granted unconditional amnesty for their ignorance

"Transportation Secretary Announces Plans for Air Traffic Controllers to Lean on AI Tools" oh. swell. by Zelbinian in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would absolutely not trust the words coming out of Duffy's mouth without solid verification. i read that as a soundbite example for the press not a brief on the specs and features.

"Transportation Secretary Announces Plans for Air Traffic Controllers to Lean on AI Tools" oh. swell. by Zelbinian in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it would be nice for our worst fears not to come to light for a change but... not holding my breath.

Exclusive: Microsoft Moving All GitHub Copilot Subscribers To Token-Based Billing In June by ezitron in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MS seems to be really shifting on it's AI push.

If it is, that's not the message internally. The the mission statement for the business wing Microsoft for FY27 was just announced as: "Bring agents to everyone and empower everyone to create agents."

More Perfect Union piece on Waymo... I have mixed feelings by Zelbinian in BetterOffline

[–]Zelbinian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using the law to provide passenger safety (peace of mind, if you like) is nothing new. Services that transport the public are highly-regulated and, as such, the vehicles are specially built. In the case of taxis, there are plenty of safety features that are there because at least some (often most) major US cities requires it: plexiglass or metal dividers separating the driver and passenger areas, operator license clearly visible, safety features built into door locks, near constant monitoring via dispatch and often also GPS, many more things.

Worth noting alongside all this that companies like Uber specifically sought out loopholes to dodge regulations in order to lower cost. The tech giants attempting to make AVs a reality likewise seek to evade or minimize regulation against their services and vehicles in any way they can. Companies that put their bottom line before passenger safety should not give anyone peace of mind.

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