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Why so much hate toward AI? (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I''m curious about the strong negative feelings towards AI and LLMs. While I don't defend them, I see their usefulness, especially in coding. Is the backlash due to media narratives about AI replacing software engineers? Or is it the theft of training material without attribution? I want to understand why this topic evokes such emotion and why discussions often focus on negativity rather than control, safety, or advancements.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
  • Useless fake spam content.
  • Posting AI slop ruins the "social" part of social media. You're not reading real human thoughts anymore, just statistically plausible words.
  • Same with machine-generated "art". What's the point?
  • AI companies are leeches; they steal work for the purpose of undercutting the original creators with derivative content.
  • Vibe coders produce utter garbage that nobody, especially not themselves understands, and somehow are smug about it.
  • A lot of AI stuff is a useless waste of resources.

Most of the hate is justified IMO, but a couple weeks ago I died on the hill arguing that an LLM can be useful as a code documentation search engine. Once the train started, even a reply that thought software libraries contain books got upvotes.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not to mention the environmental cost is literally astronomical. I would be very interested if AI code is functional x times out of 10 because it's success statistic for every other type of generation is much lower.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

chatbot DCs burn enough electricity to power middle sized euro country, all for seven fingered hands and glue-and-rock pizza