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1. 0c3ca83 · 1790171699 · focus · HN ↗

   Yes, if the product is seen as bad for the world, it won't sell. But it's pretty bad for people, and I don't know how you'd hide that for the people being harmed.

   1. user43928 · 1790172661 · focus · HN ↗

      Debatable.

      Many of the vocal critics claiming AI will make us all dumb and is terrible go "I have two Max subscriptions myself.." at some point in the discussion.

      1. selfhoster1312 · 1790173267 · focus · HN ↗

         That's a strawman argument. I'm pretty critical of LLMs and i don't use such tools. However, even in the strawman version, why dismiss the experiences of people suffering first hand from those tools?

         I mean, to make a terribly bad analogy, i don't immediately discount the bad experiences of soldiers in regards to killing people, or of addicts in regards to drug abuse.

         1. user43928 · 1790175276 · focus · HN ↗

            I specifically expressed doubt about the claim that the useful product would not sell because of negative sentiment.

            Here I'm pointing out that often it seems the usefulness outweighs the negative sentiment as even many vocal critics seem to use the tool.

            As for dismissing supposed first hand experiences of suffering, I see none here. The critics often argue on other's behalf.

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