- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
In August, Solomon announced the government had signed an agreement with Cohere to identify where “AI tools can improve public services.”
Cohere’s reported connection to the U.S. AI firm Palantir increases the alarm. Led by MAGA funder Peter Thiel, Palantir sees the Canadian company’s models being deployed to Palantir customers, possibly including U.S. defence and intelligence agencies.
My take. The wealthy world wide, not just Canada, not just USA, are embracing AI. Every time you use that self check-out, you’re losing EI, CPP, and taxes. Someone is losing a job. Why are you checking out your own items?? Because people aren’t willing to take a stand. People aren’t willing to wait in a line, and say “fuck you”. I AM NOT CHECKING OUT MY OWN ITEMS. But, you won’t do it will you? You won’t take a stand.
Personally, I don’t use AI and I don’t use the self-checkout. Obviously there are plenty of other automations that have become part of the fabric of daily life, but none that are so disempowering and deskilling to the user as AI.