Reddit is used to train AI… Twitch is used to train AI… Facebook is used to train AI… It just occured to me the easiest and best way to stick it to these people… get off the computer and have real life interactions. These people are busy building AI that can take over our digital lives… so take that back and make it a life they can’t take over…

I know easier said then done, it also depends on others, its expensive out there… I just woke up with a little bigger smile today realizing I could do something thats as easy as leaving reddit and could stick it to them… even if it just made a fraction of a difference.

See you tomorrow lol

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Regulation and accountability are one thing. Having a fucking pipe dream and saying some version of “if we all band together, they’ll fail because no one will be using it” is another.

    You are not going to stop people from using AI. Thinking there is literally any scenario where people will just stop using AI, or stop creating content that AI can be trained on, means you have an utter misunderstanding of basic human nature. It’s like a child thinking they can stop all wars if they just explained to everyone that killing is bad.

    That’s what this post is. Use sites like reddit. Don’t use sites like reddit. It doesn’t matter. Maybe it makes you personally feel better, but don’t delude yourself into thinking it makes a difference. You would have more luck trying to fight the tide by standing on the shore with a sign that says “Tide, please don’t come in today”.

    I see posts like this as pathetic desperation. Someone upset that technology is growing in a direction they don’t like, so they are performing worthless actions and deluding themselves into thinking it means something.

    • Signtist@bookwyr.me
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      15 hours ago

      The post repeatedly specifies that this is a way to stick it to AI companies, not destroy them. You “stick it” to an entity when you do something that reminds yourself that they don’t have full control over you. They might not even know or care that it’s happening, but you do, and that’s enough.

      You can stick it to your parents by sneaking out and drinking, you can stick it to your boss by slacking off whenever they’re not watching, and you can stick it to AI companies by living a fulfilling life outside of the digital space.