Fuck AI

1402 readers

963 users here now

"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"

A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.

founded 8 months ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

138

Yet Another Company Caught Using ‘AI’ To Quietly Create Fake Journalists And Fake Journalism (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/17261222

While “AI” (language learning models) certainly could help journalism, the fail upward brunchlords in charge of most modern media outlets instead see the technology as a way to cut corners, undermine labor, and badly automate low-quality, ultra-low effort, SEO-chasing clickbait.

top 2 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Sigh...as a species, we are really not mature enough to be using "advanced" tech such as AI or LLMs. It's no wonder we get crap like this instead of the use cases we see in shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I'm convinced that this AI stuff is just a shiny toy being dangled in front of average people.

And its scary how well it works. Until I read about it from internet users, then the big flaws get revealed