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In reply to the discussion: We have all been proper f*cked. [View all]Diraven
(1,952 posts)56. The AI isn't even for anything
All of it is operating on huge losses, with no plan to become profitable, other than the hope that it will enable some huge breakthrough that will allow them to charge monopoly prices later. It's being kept afloat by investors buying into the hype and cash from the industries that make the AI hardware. Really the only purpose is to make stock holders rich before the Ponzi scheme collapses.
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It isn't a scam, and that is the problem. A lot of jobs are being lost because of it, and a lot
lostincalifornia
Wednesday
#21
Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze.
magicarpet
Wednesday
#35
The AI bros only think in terms of their own life spans.....the rest of us don't count.
OGBuzz
Wednesday
#6
Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ...
FakeNoose
Wednesday
#11
Yes I am a defeatist....after all, we couldn't even prevent Trump from winning a second term.
OGBuzz
Wednesday
#28
"Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on", no it is not late, what we need is a good government that
Escurumbele
Wednesday
#29
I believe it's never too late and the spirit and will to create change and meaningful change will always to just that.
somaticexperiencing
Wednesday
#34
Right now, AI is just a big scam & race for the tech boys to show off how much money & influence they have, IMO.
CrispyQ
22 hrs ago
#54
We have to hope data centers become obsolete in the near future because they are an ecological nightmare
LymphocyteLover
19 hrs ago
#60