*grumble grumble* ai… *grumble grumble*

AI is way too dangerous.

If the CEOs of Claude AND OpenAI are saying to slow this thing down, what does that tell you?

Not only that, but our water/electric bills are about to skyrocket with those data centers they're building.

Some guy from Claude literally said the internet could become bot-run in 6-12 months.

That's why I support the Stop the Race to Replace petition, and I think y'all should too.

If AI isn't regulated majorly, then things will only get worse in the long run.

And y'know, AI existed for a while, but this new type of generative AI is really harmful to all people using it. I wish we could get AI to do the stuff we don't wanna do, so we can do the creativity (like how Science Fantasy people believed).

I thought this thread was going to be more about AI in Pokémon products.

As with any new tool or technology, it's all about how and where you use it, rather than something being an outright good or bad. Total evils are extremely rare.

There are areas where it can be useful and helpful. A potential improvement on the processes that came before.

But both people and organisations have a tendency to apply a new technology anywhere and everywhere, including places where it probably doesn't belong. To every business, every product, every activity, every facet of daily life. There is a desperation to appear modern and informed, and to get in on the ground floor of new technology.

This has happened many times over the last few years as technology has rapidly advanced and expanded into our lives. Computers themselves went through a similar transition, and while in that case something so powerful and versatile may have proven useful in many aspects of daily life, not everything is 100% computer driven.

A big selling point for a lot of people is the convenience. If it makes their life easier, they will accept it at almost any cost. If it adapts more closely to what they consider intuitive than the previous method, then they will also be more willing to adapt.

I don't think most people learned how to use search engines effectively. If you know how they work and how to utilise search terms correctly, you will usually find what you need. But most people just want to type a question phrased the way they would ask another human.

AI can do that. And you can hold something resembling a conversation with it to extract further information. For them, the AI is the obvious upgrade.

If you want to dissuade people around you from excessive AI usage, the best approach is to illustrate to them the disadvantages of a LLM in areas where it does not make sense.

Do not lie or exaggerate to try and scare or bully them into not using it. That will just discredit you and they will be less likely to listen to you in the future when the truth is inevitably uncovered.

And it is perfectly reasonable to request that they don't use it when it personally affects your life. If you don't want AI generated birthday cards, you have every right to say that you don't want them.

However, the other side of this is that you will have to make compromises. Yes you can point out the flaws, mistakes, hallucinations, and social and economic costs of AI, but at the end of the day there are genuine use cases for it, and they have a right to make use of it in their life, especially if it is in areas where it doesn't affect you.

You may even find that you have uses for it in certain spaces.

In short, be honest and open about your objections, don't lie or exaggerate, have evidence to back up your claims, and be willing to compromise where possible rather than bullying and imposing on people.

Good advice for disagreements in general, I think.