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Ethics of of an AI based contract? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by lyrial@lemmy.sdf.org to c/machinist@sh.itjust.works

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I've gotten several job listings from Indeed that require CAM programming and access to a CNC. I have both. They're offering ~$135 per hour. The catch is that you use your usual work flow, make a part that your normally would and then remotely upload the results to this company so that they can train their AI to program CNC machines. I'm very against generative AI, but wow is that a lot of money for a 1 year contract. It took me 16 years to get good. Another 4 to make my own shop. But around 300k a year? It makes it hard. I'd love to know what other machinists think about this kind of thing.

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[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

on one hand, you could apply the principle of 'if i dont do this, it will get done anyway but someone else will benefit instead of me.' on another you could apply thoreau's resistance principle of refusing to participate. best, i think, would be to organize some sort of machinist's union and coordinate a campaign of refusing to make yourself obsolete.

[–] lyrial@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The machinist union is one of the largest in the US at 600,000 members.

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

oh well i reveal my ignorance. maybe they do have coordinated action on this issue, then.