this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2026
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
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I'm here to learn and gain perspective. I'm not in the "fuck ai" camp. In my view, problems arise from how people use the tools they have, not necessarily the tools themselves.
I did delete my openai account., but it wasn't a paid account, and I hadn't used it in years, so no real loss for them. I do still occasionally use local LLMs. I like to be informed and aware of what's happening in the world around me, and AI is definitely happening, like it or not. Society doesn't ever go backward in technology.
AI is fine as a tool. The problem is too many individuals, as well as corporations are using AI as a replacement to critical thinking, problem solving, and straight up replacing humans. Companies want to replace paying workers with AI tools to do their job. Humans are replacing social interaction with AI partners.
There's a huge difference in me asking an AI bot to find me the best winning streak of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL since 1970, vs replacing my social interaction with my girlfriend with a chat bot who will always say yes.
Yep, it makes a decent preliminary editor for writing. It can give good technical advice, if things are unclear or clunky, pacing, etc. You don't want to follow it blindly, but it's not a bad only slightly drunk beta-reader--all instantly.
It's not how people use the tool, it's even more fundamental than that: