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by MangoCoffee 179 days ago
>He's mainly talking about environmental & social consequences

That's such a weak argument. Then why not stop driving, stop watching TV, stop using the internet? Hell... let's go back and stop using the steam engine for that matter.
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llmslave2 179 days ago
The issue with this line of argumentation is that unlike gen AI, all of the things you listed produce actual value.
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oreally 178 days ago
Maybe you're forgetting something but genAI does produce value. Subjective value, yes. But still value to others who can make use of them.

End of the day your current prosperity is made by advances in energy and technology. It would be disingenuous to deny that and to deny the freedom of others to progress in their field of study.

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llmslave2 178 days ago
Just because somebody believes Gen ai produces value doesn't make it true.
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oreally 178 days ago
You definitely didn't read what I said. It is subjective value, it will be true to some.
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awesome_dude 179 days ago
> Then why not stop driving

You mean, we should all drive, oh I don't know, Electric powered cars?

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