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.

  • jyl@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago
    • 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.

    • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      14·
      3 days ago

      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.

      • fullsquare@awful.systemsEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

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