[conartist6]

Sorry if I'm combative, but most of these companies don't even bother trying to close the loop on justification that these products would make the world a better place for humans.

It's obvious to me that AI technology is good for anyone getting rich off it, but like, our industry is the joke of the country right now. It's like the whole industry has shut its doors: everything it once built or believed or championed has been replaced with the idea that humans aren't good enough. Show me that YC still believes at least ONE other thing!

[jasfi]

Most people building AI products believe they will make the world a much better place. Even if not their products specifically, then AI in general.

In the background there's an ongoing debate of whether AI will lead to a utopia or a dystopia. There's not much of a middle-ground.

[shortrounddev2]

For real, I'm a little ashamed to be working in this industry

[oulipo]

Exactly. Unchecked AI is going to ruin our democracies, like they did with Trump election