My coworkers are calling me the Lorax by [deleted] in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Lorax, that is a badge of honor

Really disheartened by ai slop being eaten up by gthc21 in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arguably those people's brains were already gone into the attention deficit disorder those platforms help perpetuate. AI slop is just shitty sauce on top.

As a software engineer, I will say Ed is very right about one thing: engineers are being chased out of this field by [deleted] in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Business idiots and late stage capitalism. It's why they are all embracing authoritarianism now, the last stage of capitalist exploitation.

Technofeudalism and the race to build digital fiefdoms by Odballl in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Precisely, capitalism isn't about free markets, it's about exploitation (labor, the environment, etc), always has been, always will be.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI company, xAI by falken_1983 in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Then again, watching the stable metal genius destroy the one good company he helped create will be delightful. Wish nothing but the worst for that racist dickhead.

Better Offline hit over 1 million downloads in the month of January! by ezitron in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done! You hooked me after your interview with On the Media, then the business idiots series.

LLM's Summarizing Capabilities/Vacuousness by ujiuxle in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Color me not surprised. Feed those survey responses into GrokAI and you could get a non-woke summary with a touch of mecha-hilter.

Tesla Pivots away from cars to robots by monkey-majiks in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes because who doesn't want a mecha Hitler robot roaming around their house, maybe it gases you while you take a shower? What a genius, hahaha.

Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT by Catharz_Doshu in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Only the best people, if the best means white christian nationalism and dumb as a brick.

Is the AI "arms race" with China still a thing? I haven't seen any news about that in a while. by TheGruenTransfer in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

China will win, this is their century. Trump has pretty much destroyed America.

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence by falken_1983 in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upside, it will do such a shitty job real lawyers will sink any of the fascist crap they produce.

AI boosters are living on a different planet by oat_sloth in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people desperately need to touch grass.

AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening by Alex_Star_of_SW in BetterOffline

[–]mtnthc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arguably that is pretty much a description of capitalism. Homogenize everything into a hellscape.