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  • myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.win
    Aug 6, 2026, 3:08 AM

    In the video he says he didn't want to "get into" the AI topic just then. But then he says almost as much about it as every other topic but he's much less specific. Regulation? Data center taxes? I don't think there is a clear line on "what should be done"

    (personally I think addressing the speculative nature of the market would solve many of these problems as that is the as engine driving all of these horrible ideas and where new bad ideas come from all the time.)

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  • 2xfoRnDanger@infosec.exchange
    Aug 6, 2026, 3:14 AM

    @futurebird
    I remember a video where he talked to an LLM like he was interviewing it. I couldn't watch it. I think that was six months ago or so

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  • myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.win
    Aug 6, 2026, 3:17 AM

    @RnDanger

    the talking computer trick really blows people's minds it's an amazing demo

    (I was reading about the mechanical turk awhile back, and it was SO popular. I guess one shouldn't underestimate the "magic" of a computer doing something you don't think it should be able to do.

    I've never felt that magic.)

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  • jiub :v_enby: :v_trans: :v_est:jiub@not.an.evilcyberhacker.net
    Aug 6, 2026, 3:47 AM

    @futurebird@sauropods.win i watched the video, and agree 100% with your conclusions

    i think it's pretty clear that sanders has bought into at least some of the hype of the ai bubble. i remember some months ago he posted a video posting about the "existential risk" bs as if it was real

    on one hand, he recognizes the very real negative effects of ai, which already makes him better than 90% of those in politics and the media

    but if he believes that ai is actually transformative instead of just a speculative bubble, the solutions he comes up with will be at least somewhat misdirected

    the rest of the video was spot on, which is why the part about ai feels so glaring

    btw i love your comparison of llms to teflon, i think that's very apt. i think after the bubble pops we'll find that there are some relatively minor useful applications for llms but it's not going to change the world. and like teflon, there will be environmental/health impacts that make it not worthwhile for many of them

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  • Ángela Stella Matutinaangelastella@treehouse.systems
    Aug 6, 2026, 4:05 AM

    @jiub @futurebird

    The hype machine would have us think we're facing a transformation like the one brought on by plastics (all types). So far all we've seen is (a) illusory convenience, (b) false economies, (c) environmental costs, (d) human health and welfare "externalities" closer to asbestos or leaded gasoline than fluorinated plastics.

    Yes, I can't leave a metaphor alone. Sorry. But I say we should pull the plug ASAP all the same.

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