floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoCory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lyingwww.thenerve.newsexternal-linkmessage-square451linkfedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down127
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1external-linkCory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lyingwww.thenerve.newsfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square451linkfedilink
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoThe problem here is that the technology is owned by capitalist overlords. And their goal isn’t improving your QoL. If that was the goal we would already enjoy 4 hour work week long time ago.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoDoesn’t matter what the goal is, the context of this particular discussion is that AI is benefiting at least some people by making their lives easier. And one guy who’s trying to argue ‘so what, it only matters if productivity goes up’.
The problem here is that the technology is owned by capitalist overlords.
And their goal isn’t improving your QoL. If that was the goal we would already enjoy 4 hour work week long time ago.
Doesn’t matter what the goal is, the context of this particular discussion is that AI is benefiting at least some people by making their lives easier. And one guy who’s trying to argue ‘so what, it only matters if productivity goes up’.