[oulipo]

Exactly, it seems like for him all the controversy about AI is just "will AI get my very own (white privileged programmer) job"

and he doesn't even think about those:

- will it feed disinformation and disrupt democracies (like it has already proven to)

- will it be used to kill people (cf war in Gaza)

- will it require underpaid work from data labelers in Africa and Asia

- will it consume CO2 and energy resources that would be better allocated elsewhere (he doesn't care that he's now using much more energy for "not coding faster, but being able to read a book meanwhile" — well nice, one more privilege for the white western guy, and one more thing to suck up for the people living in climate-vulnerable locations)

etc

the fact that those guys are so naive and disconnected is really tiring

[the_mitsuhiko]

> and he doesn't even think about those:

Author here. I am absolutely thinking about those too. I just also happen to think that all those issues are not dramatically changing because of AI. Disinformation has been a problem prior to AI too, and social networks are a much bigger harm in comparison and income inequalities or global warming were a problem prior to AI too.

I absolutely see a trend of piling all world's problem on top of AI and I think that this is wrong. These problems need to dealt with in isolation of AI, because the are largely non AI issues.

[oulipo]

"I just also happen to think that all those issues are not dramatically changing because of AI"

-> this is your white westerner privilege right here, "I just to happen to think it's not such a bad thing" (mainly because you're not confronted to the problems it actually already generates for people in vulnerable positions)

that's exactly the point I'm making

Yes you "happen to think that all that is not too bad". BECAUSE you're privileged. And lacking the empathy or will to put time into thinking in how it already dramatically effect some populations... you're mostly just proving my point