It it not actually unpopular in the broader population, but AI seems like a dirty word on lemmy, just like a far-right’s gut reaction to words like “communism” or “socialism”.
It it not actually unpopular in the broader population, but AI seems like a dirty word on lemmy, just like a far-right’s gut reaction to words like “communism” or “socialism”.
There is no way to control chatbots enough to make them safe, even if they weren’t under capitalist control the technology just does not work that way. An emotionally vulnerable person, one who’s lonely or depressed, is exactly who you don’t want relying on a chatbot. Whether it spins into some ego trip or encourages suicide or steers them towards murder. Whatever it is there’s no thought there, it doesn’t understand it’s words. There’s zero way to keep it in check. The “guardrails” marketing materials claim are on chatbots now are just suggestions to the things.
That’s why the “my grandma” hack and such worked so well, because the thing has zero understanding. It doesn’t know it’s causing harm. Even one created and controlled by people who genuinely mean well it would not be a good idea.