brainwashed by lentils

@pelle@veganism.social · Joined ⁨Jan⁩ ⁨2025⁩

Replying to @⁨skobkin@gts.skobk.in⁩

@skobkin
> I look at what "AI" can do in science, medicine, [...] It may require introducing new laws like adding UBI

sure, in a hypothetical world where we would have UBI, and data-centers were nice instead of being gas-turbine-powered noise-polluters consuming incredible amounts drinkable water, electricity and RAM to such an extend that major NGOs call for a ban because of how it destroys climate and is incompatible with human rights(1); yes, in a hypothetical world where the generative AI provide benefitial medical advice instead of manipulating people to killing themselves (2); indeed in our hypothetical world where LLMs would produce useful science instead of hallucinated nonsense that it actually makes(3); sure, in that hypothetical world more generative AI would be just great.

(1) amnesty.org/en/documents/pol40

(2a) futurism.com/artificial-intell

(2b) cbsnews.com/news/open-ai-chatg

(3) nature.com/articles/s41598-025

Amnesty InternationalUnlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty InternationalThis briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development and deployment. While these technologies promise sophisticated automation and efficiency, they rely on data collection and model training practices that abuse privacy rights, enable discrimination, and threaten […]

Replying to @⁨skobkin@gts.skobk.in⁩

@skobkin
proponents of rifles would say the main purpose of them defence, security, autonomy, or perhaps recreation or sport.

anyway, i was going to do the analogy of the mass-killing of pigs in gas chambers to produce hotdogs, because arguably the main purpose of that is taste — and like generative AI it is extremely environmentally destructive.

but i figured if your approach to generative AI is between inevitabilist resignation and scolding the opposition for its »hysteria,« then i have no reason to assume it would be any different for slaughterhouses.

generative AI is just a tool.
hotdogs are just food.
who cares, right?

Replying to @⁨HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu⁩

Amnesty InternationalUnlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty InternationalThis briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development and deployment. While these technologies promise sophisticated automation and efficiency, they rely on data collection and model training practices that abuse privacy rights, enable discrimination, and threaten […]