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Are we putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to big tech et. al. by being anti ai purists?

It doesn’t have to be either/or.

You can use LLMs as a tool and never touch Big Tech. You can use them for utilitarian purposes, without getting all cultish about them. You can actively hate “AI” while doing this.

Honestly, I think Big Tech is stoking the “Pro AI” and “Anti AI” divide, because what they’re most scared of is the public viewing it as yet another dumb automation tool. That would obliterate their business. They want the public to see it as an “all-in-with-us-or-nothing” affair, kinda like they did with social media.

Are we putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to big tech et. al. by being anti ai purists?

It doesn’t have to be either/or.

You can use LLMs as a tool and never touch Big Tech. You can use them for utilitarian purposes, without getting all cultish about them. You can actively hate “AI” while doing this.

Honestly, I think Big Tech is stoking the “Pro AI” and “Anti AI” divide, because what they’re most scared of is the public viewing it as yet another dumb automation tool. That would obliterate their business. So the want the public to see it as an “all-in-with-us-or-nothing” affair, kinda like the average person feels compelled to use Facebook.

Are we putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to big tech et. al. by being anti ai purists?

It doesn’t have to be either/or.

You can use LLMs as a tool and never touch Big Tech. You can use them for utilitarian purposes, without getting all cultish about them. You can actively hate “AI” while doing this.

Honestly, I think Big Tech is stoking the “Pro AI” and “Anti AI” divide, because what they’re most scared of is the public viewing it as yet another dumb automation tool. That would obliterate their business.

Are we putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to big tech et. al. by being anti ai purists?

It doesn’t have to be either/or.

You can use LLMs as a tool and never touch Big Tech. You can use them for utilitarian purposes, without getting all cultish about them. You can hate AI while doing this.

Honestly, I think Big Tech is stoking the “Pro AI” and “Anti AI” divide, because what they’re most scared of is the public viewing it as yet another dumb automation tool. That would obliterate their business.

Are we putting ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to big tech et. al. by being anti ai purists?

It doesn’t have to be either/or.

You can use LLMs as a tool and never touch big tech. You can use them for utilitarian purposes, without getting all cultish about them. You can hate AI while doing this.

Honestly, I think Big Tech is stoking the “Pro AI” and “Anti AI” divide, because what they’re most scared of is the public viewing it as yet another dumb automation tool. That would obliterate their business.