scargrillo

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   by scargrillo 1y ago

   Contrarian perspective on AI dystopia and domination
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   AI Futures: Compassion Trumps Depravity(substack.com)

   2 points by scargrillo 1y ago|1 comments
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   by scargrillo 1y ago

   > Support, no matter how valued and important to the organisation it is, is never worth $200k/year on the output of 1 person. This reads more like a reflection of how we’ve historically designed support roles than a fundamental trut
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   by scargrillo 1y ago

   This is a great reminder that most “helpful” AI is just optimized conformity. When models suggest edits, they’re not offering insight — they’re offering what’s safest, most average, most familiar to the dominant culture. And that’s often We
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   by scargrillo 1y ago

   That’s a perfect example of LLMs providing epistemic scaffolding — not just giving you answers, but helping you check your footing as you explore unfamiliar territory. Especially valuable when you’re reasoning through something structurally
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   by scargrillo 1y ago

   This breakdown hits hard because it’s not just about business models — it’s about trust. Open source succeeded because it created shared public infrastructure. But hyperscalers turned it into extraction infrastructure: mine the code, skip t