I think hat narrowing the conversation down to those two options is really not doing it justice. Both those positions exist but that's not the actual debate.
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@tante who thinks AI is fake? LLMs are a real thing. They just don’t do what 80%* of people think they do and thus are dangerous.
*number pulled out of my behind.
@tante it 1) sucks 2) is dangerous, because people with power don't realize how it sucks.
"fake" is imo accurate but it leads down this whole discursive funnel that ultimately benefits the […]
@tante I think "Intelligence" in AI is fake and dangerous. '
Mostly because of the people who think it's real and it's dangers – especially when failing to recognise an error – can be kept […]
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