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Everyone I know loves AI. It is actively making their lives better. All kinds of people, all kind of ages - universally love it and use it every day for all kin

Everyone I know loves AI. It is actively making their lives better. All kinds of people, all kind of ages - universally love it and use it every day for all kind of stuff (shopping, health, learning, home improvement, etc, etc).

a2ff6eeb0 1mo ago
You must live in a bubble; 16% of Americans think AI is making their lives better, the remainder are evenly split between not knowing and disliking it. It's still inevitable, but people aren't dumb, and they know that it's only going to help those who manage to escape the permanent underclass. It'll eliminate the toil of thinking, but that also means that the people who make a living selling their thinking will end up replaced. Educators especially -- because, once we've automated thinking, it becomes economically worthless. Strength used to be very important, until the industrial revolution replaced muscle with steam and steel. AI will do the same for brains, and thinking will become a sport, similar to weight lifting; most people simply won't bother. Some people will win in this world, lots are going to lose. We're obviously not there yet, but if you think to where we were two years ago, we're probably only a few breakthroughs and improvements away. https://news.gallup.com/poll/712751/americans-cool-toward.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/712751/americans-cool-toward.as... https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-americans-think-ai-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-society-a-new-study-shows/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-america...
- sien 1mo ago
  US views on AI are interesting. There is actually some nuance in the answers people give : "50% say they’re more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life, up from 37% in 2021. 10% are more excited than concerned. 38% say they’re equally excited and concerned." https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans...
- kaashif 1mo ago
  I'm not American, but most people I know who are not in tech just use ChatGPT like they'd use Google but better e.g. what bird is this, what's a good word for X or Y, what's the weather, what was that movie with Z. Edit this meme for me, make this photo not have the guy in the back, how do I grow chillies, etc. Now if you ask them if AI is making their lives better, they might say they don't know. I literally don't know anyone who "hates" AI.
- usaar333 1mo ago
  Where's that stat from? https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-an... That's 30% positive on productive/informed, and only ~5% on hinders. Whether you think AI will turn out bad (say by killing us all) is a different question from whether it is positive or negative at the moment.
- tayo42 1mo ago
  That's a tough question to answer, in some ways it's been more efficient but other ways it's been shitty
GPerson 1mo ago
The people I know who like it the most are at least aware of a lot of the problems with it. I’m surprised everyone in your friend group is uncritically enamored by it.
- ryandrake 1mo ago
  Same with Social Media. Once people are educated about the harm it does, their view has a chance to change.
hasteg 1mo ago
What country/region of country (if US) do you live in? Everyone I know absolutely hates it and hates the direction things are going. I'm pulling from a wide sample here too -- I have a lot of friends who work blue collar jobs that hate it just as much as my tech worker friends. However I will say I'm in my late 20s and it seems like my age group and younger are more anti-AI than any other age bracket.
icedchai 1mo ago
I see it ruining interactions at work. There's a lot of meat-proxy-ism going on, where people copy-and-paste back and forth between AI. It's filling the Internet with trash. Look around anywhere: Reddit, YouTube, individual blogs, it doesn't matter. You'll find generative garbage as far as the eye can see. Not all generative content is bad, but a lot of it is outright crap. It can be a productive tool though. Still, I don't find it enjoyable to use. If you like the "journey" of programming (tinkering, "figuring things out", problem solving), you won't like AI as much. It removes the fun part. If you like the "destination" (the end result of building a thing), you'll love it.
beej71 1mo ago
Poe's Law win?

a2ff6eeb0 1mo ago

You must live in a bubble; 16% of Americans think AI is making their lives better, the remainder are evenly split between not knowing and disliking it. It's still inevitable, but people aren't dumb, and they know that it's only going to help those who manage to escape the permanent underclass. It'll eliminate the toil of thinking, but that also means that the people who make a living selling their thinking will end up replaced. Educators especially -- because, once we've automated thinking, it becomes economically worthless. Strength used to be very important, until the industrial revolution replaced muscle with steam and steel. AI will do the same for brains, and thinking will become a sport, similar to weight lifting; most people simply won't bother. Some people will win in this world, lots are going to lose. We're obviously not there yet, but if you think to where we were two years ago, we're probably only a few breakthroughs and improvements away. https://news.gallup.com/poll/712751/americans-cool-toward.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/712751/americans-cool-toward.as... https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-americans-think-ai-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-society-a-new-study-shows/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-america...

sien 1mo ago
US views on AI are interesting. There is actually some nuance in the answers people give : "50% say they’re more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life, up from 37% in 2021. 10% are more excited than concerned. 38% say they’re equally excited and concerned." https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans...
kaashif 1mo ago
I'm not American, but most people I know who are not in tech just use ChatGPT like they'd use Google but better e.g. what bird is this, what's a good word for X or Y, what's the weather, what was that movie with Z. Edit this meme for me, make this photo not have the guy in the back, how do I grow chillies, etc. Now if you ask them if AI is making their lives better, they might say they don't know. I literally don't know anyone who "hates" AI.
usaar333 1mo ago
Where's that stat from? https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-an... That's 30% positive on productive/informed, and only ~5% on hinders. Whether you think AI will turn out bad (say by killing us all) is a different question from whether it is positive or negative at the moment.
tayo42 1mo ago
That's a tough question to answer, in some ways it's been more efficient but other ways it's been shitty

GPerson 1mo ago

The people I know who like it the most are at least aware of a lot of the problems with it. I’m surprised everyone in your friend group is uncritically enamored by it.

ryandrake 1mo ago
Same with Social Media. Once people are educated about the harm it does, their view has a chance to change.

hasteg 1mo ago

What country/region of country (if US) do you live in? Everyone I know absolutely hates it and hates the direction things are going. I'm pulling from a wide sample here too -- I have a lot of friends who work blue collar jobs that hate it just as much as my tech worker friends. However I will say I'm in my late 20s and it seems like my age group and younger are more anti-AI than any other age bracket.

icedchai 1mo ago

I see it ruining interactions at work. There's a lot of meat-proxy-ism going on, where people copy-and-paste back and forth between AI. It's filling the Internet with trash. Look around anywhere: Reddit, YouTube, individual blogs, it doesn't matter. You'll find generative garbage as far as the eye can see. Not all generative content is bad, but a lot of it is outright crap. It can be a productive tool though. Still, I don't find it enjoyable to use. If you like the "journey" of programming (tinkering, "figuring things out", problem solving), you won't like AI as much. It removes the fun part. If you like the "destination" (the end result of building a thing), you'll love it.

beej71 1mo ago

Poe's Law win?