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AI Doomsaying Is an Aggressive Sales Pitch
jacobin.com/2026/09/openai-anthropic-human-extinction-criti-hype
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
@return2ozma it would be so nice if they just advertised these things as tools, not wolrd ending devices...
Replying to @lmcj@mathstodon.xyz
Oh when I see AI shilling I see them as tools.
Replying to @lmcj@mathstodon.xyz
Well, only govts can realistically pay for the shit they’re trying to sell, so gotta make the appropriate sales pitch
But, they would have to be realistic about the cost efficiencies. If companies had to pay the actual cost of these tools, they’d probably just hire another person instead.