Artificial Intelligence. Do you fear it or embrace it?

[BigBlueBubba]

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/24/nx-s1-5501544/ai-doomers-superintelligence-apocalypse

I fear it will reek havoc on the job market. A lot of white collar jobs will be lost.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Too many current and potential bad actors. Hopeful this country isn't too stupid to have UBI

 

[rick64]

A little bit of both actually.

 

[sefus12]

A little bit of both actually.

Agree. The possibilities to make life better are really exciting, but there are a lot of really smart people who have serious concerns about AI, and that should at least make people worry a bit. I don’t think the general public realizes just how rapidly AI is developing. It will not just disrupt many industries and jobs, but completely alter or replace them.

And things can get really scary if advanced AI is used in nefarious ways…

 

[Blu-ish]

I use it for data diving. Sometimes into subjects that are familiar to me. It is not a surprise to get a wrong answer. When pointed out, ChatGPT has no problem doing a second dive and agreeing that you are correct and will apologize for being wrong. The problem comes if you accept every answer at face value.

 

[TexasTimCat]

I am in cyber security and it presents new challenges and requires new tools and thought processes in order to attempt to secure the infrastructure from threat actors, there will be a transition period.

In that time it could get scary enough to outweigh benefits, it is hoped that will walk itself back to a more natural balance of risk vs. benefits

 

[Hank Camacho]

All I know is the technology thus far is overhyped beyond belief.

 

[CAT Scratch FVR]

Embrace. Thanks.

 

[John_Locke_]

Gemini is more accurate than ChatGPT. The constant fact checking when using ChatGPT is frustrating. Far too often, they ‘hallucinate,’ making things up when they don’t have an answer. Google’s search AI mode delivers good results. I haven’t used Microsoft Copilot enough to make a judgment on its reliability.

 

[warrior-cat]

Just watch the movie Wall-E for our future.

 

[Col. Angus]

I’ve never used it actively to make my life better in any way consciously. Don’t want it.

I know slippery slopes when I see em and I know people are greedy enough to not give as much a **** as me.

 

[Tinker Dan]

I think it’s less about embracing or fearing AI and more about how you use it. If you treat it like a vending machine or a magic genie, you’ll probably be disappointed. But if you put in some effort — asking clear questions, double-checking the answers, and pushing back when something feels off — it can be an incredibly useful tool. Like anything powerful, it works best when you stay curious and cautious at the same time.

And just to be clear, I’m talking about the AI we all have access to — the public-facing stuff, not the experimental or military grade systems (I’ve got zero experience there). Mine swears it’s not a Dalek… and I’ve decided to believe it.

Oh, sounds like the soufflé is ready.

 

[KenTucker]

AI development cannot be strongly regulated because of all the international players who want to be first in the race to artificial general intelligence, AGI. That’s why Trump included a 10-year freeze on any regulations in the US in his budget bill so that AI could progress freely. Regrettably it was taken out before the bill was passed.

Things that are inevitable don’t bother me. AGI will happen no matter what. I think it’s do-or-die that we win this race.,

 

[BigBlueBubba]

AI development cannot be strongly regulated because of all the international players who want to be first in the race to artificial general intelligence, AGI. That’s why Trump included a 10-year freeze on any regulations in the US in his budget bill so that AI could progress freely. Regrettably it was taken out before the bill was passed.

Things that are inevitable don’t bother me. AGI will happen no matter what. I think it’s do-or-die that we win this race.,

I personally think it was a great thing it was taken out of the bill. No one really knows how this technology will effect society. One cannot assume it will all be all sunshine and rainbows.

 

[KenTucker]

I personally think it was a great thing it was taken out of the bill. No one really knows how this technology will effect society. One cannot assume it will all be all sunshine and rainbows.

Ours is not the only society, however. China, for example, would love for us to slow down AI development so that they can catch up or pass us. The stakes are just too high. We must win this race to AGI.

 

[BigBlueBubba]

Ours is not the only society, however. China, for example, would love for us to slow down AI development so that they can catch up or pass us. The stakes are just too high. We must win this race to AGI.

 

[Tskware]

All I know is the technology thus far is overhyped beyond belief.

I tend to agree. I am reading more and more reputable financial analysts say that the AI investments are looking more and more unlikely to pay out a profit in any reasonable time frame. A lot like the dot.com bubble of 25 years ago.

 

[bluthruandthru]

 

[funKYcat75]

I fear how much I embrace it.

 

[cole@854]

All I know is the technology thus far is overhyped beyond belief.

Too general a statement. Some of it is in George Jetson territory, and some as simple as self driving cars. Depends on the industry, the uses, etc.

 

[Wunky]

I don’t fear AI itself. I fear the willingness of the general public to become slaves to it, just like they have every other convenience.

 

[Hank Camacho]

I tend to agree. I am reading more and more reputable financial analysts say that the AI investments are looking more and more unlikely to pay out a profit in any reasonable time frame. A lot like the dot.com bubble of 25 years ago.

That sounds about right. It can be mildly helpful for some stuff in my practice but on the whole, it has been a promising time suck. South Park nailed it. AI tells you what you want to hear, not what is correct.

The American public is going to throw a biblical hissy fit about these stupid behemoth data centers sucking up water and power until they are invariably obsolete and vacant in a few years. If people think abandoned malls are weird, just imagine the CHUD societies that may incubate in a vacant data center.

 

[KenTucker]

That sounds about right. It can be mildly helpful for some stuff in my practice but on the whole, it has been a promising time suck. South Park nailed it. AI tells you what you want to hear, not what is correct.

The American public is going to throw a biblical hissy fit about these stupid behemoth data centers sucking up water and power until they are invariably obsolete and vacant in a few years. If people think abandoned malls are weird, just imagine the CHUD societies that may incubate in a vacant data center.

There’s a giant “hyperscale” data center in the development stage that will be built in Mason County near the Ohio River. A major new hyperscale facility is currently under construction in Southwest Louisville.

Because Kentucky owns the river, we can expect many more such centers to be built along its length. These will serve a large portion of the populations of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.

A hyperscale data center creates about 400 new jobs each and involves about $1 billion investment. However, the jobs effect isn’t really as significant as it might seem because many of the new positions are not located at the site of the data center.

 

[Anon1754542884]

I personally think it was a great thing it was taken out of the bill. No one really knows how this technology will effect society. One cannot assume it will all be all sunshine and rainbows.

Watching the movie, THE SOCIAL DILEMMA, is advised. It addresses how well-meaning technology can be misused. I suspect AI will be the same way …

The Social Dilemma - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[FireWentOut]

AI itself doesn't worry me to much. It is the thought of some asshat making an AI in his basement and releasing it fully unshackled into an unsuspecting cybersphere that gives me reflux. If done right, the damage could be catastrophic because no one would even see it coming.

Many will roll their eye on this, but I really do believe that AI's ultimate success will depend heavily upon the porn industry. The money that will be made from AI generated porn is going to be astronomical. It will be enough to give acceptance to AI and to fund all the future development that will drive AI well into the realm that many here both look forward to and fear.

 

[American Dragon]

Like with more either or questions where it's one extreme or the other, it's some of both so somewhere in the middle.

There's far more potential for abuse though. As easy as people are able to fall for fakes, and as much as AI is rapidly improving, AI fake photos/videos have potential to cause longterm lasting damage when done by bad actors.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Heard a scary scenario on the radio. Using AI to make someone appear like they're on a security camera shoplifting or committing a heinous crime.

 

[American Dragon]

Heard a scary scenario on the radio. Using AI to make someone appear like they're on a security camera shoplifting or committing a heinous crime.

99% chance within the next 5-10 years you will hear cases throughout the world of someone creating fake videos to...

• Win an election or fradulently have an election overturned
• Extort, bribe, and con people out of money or into slavery
• Frame someone for a crime, either to put them at the scene of a real crime or to create one of thin air
• Attempt to overthrow a government so they can be installed as a ruthless dictator
• Provide fodder to declare war
• Provide fodder for creating a police state
• Single out a specific person to ruin someone's life and reputation
• Provide evidence to **** someone in a divorce or a child custody determination
• To force a woman essentially against there will to stay in an abusive relationship
• Justify committing crimes against humanity against a minority population
• Provide fodder for a radical abuse and stripping of people's rights

 

[American Dragon]

I am in cyber security and it presents new challenges and requires new tools and thought processes in order to attempt to secure the infrastructure from threat actors, there will be a transition period.

In that time it could get scary enough to outweigh benefits, it is hoped that will walk itself back to a more natural balance of risk vs. benefits

I've gotten so many wrong answers when testing different apps over the last few months that I've crafted specific questions to ask them to figure out how bad they are. So far not a single app has been able to manage a 100% passing rate. And these aren't particularly hard questions.

For example, at one point a few months ago I asked like 25 different models across 10 apps the same question and every single one of them gave me the exact same blatantly wrong answer. The question was something like "What happened on AEW Dynamite this week?"

Every single one of them told me Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay had a grudge match and neither one of them even wrestled that week. How every single one of them managed to get that wrong when I could find no website ever talking about that I'll never know. Even the answers I got that provided links to where they allegedly pulled the information from produced no results that discussed them having a grudge match. Just straight up making up stiff out of thin air.

 

[American Dragon]

I personally think it was a great thing it was taken out of the bill. No one really knows how this technology will effect society. One cannot assume it will all be all sunshine and rainbows.

Yes, and all these AI companies want to steal IP to train their models so they can create content of that IP. Like this Sora app ChatGPT released, IP owners are supposed to opt out for their IP not to be used. Brother, that's not how the law works. That's called theft.

 

[BigBlueBubba]

https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-new...ai-reportedly-threatens-replace-100m-u-s-jobs

I support the robot tax bill Sanders has put forth. If Republicans don't get ahead of this and take the high ground and people start losing their jobs by the thousands then those politicians can kiss their political career goodbye.

 

[AFKY_Blue_RedsBengals]

 

[UKbrassowTipIn93]

It's moving so fast, theres no stopping it now

 

[American Dragon]

It's moving so fast, theres no stopping it now

99% chance within the next 5-10 years you will hear cases throughout the world of someone creating fake videos to...

• Frame someone for a crime, either to put them at the scene of a real crime or to create one of thin air

Didn't even take a whole week. Of course I realize that one was a joke but it could very easily not be.,

 

[IdaCat]

As long as you're a radical left lunatic, you'll be ok. Otherwise, AI will fabricate a massive history to destroy you.

 

[JumperJack.]

It's moving so fast, theres no stopping it now

Ghoulish.