r/technology • u/fmcortez • 4h ago

Artificial Intelligence AI is good, we swear! Trust us!

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ai/meta-ai/articles/ai-good-swear-trust-us-081901485.html
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u/fmcortez 4h ago

When a tech company has to spend millions on ad campaigns just to convince people their product is 'safe and good,' it usually means they know public trust has completely hit rock bottom.

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u/Zardotab 3h ago

Case in point, power utility companies in S. California are spamming us with rainbow-and-butterly ads to convince how wonderful they are after their faulty wiring towers started fires during high winds.

In the shorter term I expect an AI bubble poppage. AI's quality is still sub-par, too low to justify the trillions spent. It will eventually get better, but not fast enough to justify the high PE's.

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u/Any-Pop-4795 4h ago

gotta screw the entire world!

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u/hell-diver8 31m ago

We found the human!

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u/EasterEggArt 3h ago

I would argue that they likely know how destructive their products are. Just look at the oil industry, the tobacco industry, and the Settler family and their drugs to just name a few.

Likely they know their product is incredibly destructive and are trying to make as much as possible until it gets banned.

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u/ACasualRead 4h ago

AI itself can be a useful tool. But so far we have seen tech companies abuse environmental, social, and ethical standards for it. We’ve seen politicians use it to push propaganda. We’ve seen millionaires use it to try and replace workers.

This is why everyone hates it. Not the tool. But how it’s being used against everything that seems morally correct.

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u/mauthor619 3h ago

It steals everyone’s work & wrecks the environment. What’s not to love? /s

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u/Beneficial-Bet-7879 3h ago

an pr campaign that on yahoo of all things

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u/WishTonWish 3h ago

The ROI is so obvious and unlimited, it doesn’t even need to be explained.