@pete @baldur there's that kind of two-way thing where...

there's that kind of two-way thing where when the hypers say "AI" they mean a particular thing, and so do the detractors.

We use some AI (ML, OCR) stuff in work, and it's all of tried-and-tested variety, a lot like what you refer to.

But when someone says "AI can fuck off" I assume they mean "as sold and operated by OpenAI and friends"

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Misuse Case

@davey_cakes @pete @baldur Remember “algorithms” from 10-15 years ago? “AI” is just those things. Maybe more souped up. They are even trying to sell predictive policing “AI” tools these days.

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Davey

@MisuseCase @pete @baldur

Credit where it's due, this time it uses enough energy to melt the moon and is based on IP theft.

That's new-ish.

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