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'That's so AI ' What gen Alpha's biggest insult tells us

216 points · 323 comments · YeGoblynQueenne

  1. DarkNova6 · · focus · HN ↗
    I am more and more convinced that young people have a much better understanding of technology and especially its impact on society.
    1. Insanity · · focus · HN ↗
      I think there’s 2 factors at play. 1) they grew up with technology rather than having it introduced later in life and 2) they grew up with a version that is arguably quite negative.

      For e.g millennials, we didn’t have internet until our teens, and the early years of the internet looked very different from the ad-infested hellscape that it is today.

      1. amelius · · focus · HN ↗
        Those younger generation are in a really dark place right now. In many cities they will never be able to afford a house; and on top of that AI labs are now saying they will never have a job.
        1. deadbabe · · focus · HN ↗
          Effectively, they will never have a true life. They will just meander around here and there, making money whatever ways they can, surviving, and ultimately pass away from something they can’t afford to fix.
          1. rafterydj · · focus · HN ↗
            That, or become violent. I'm not saying that in a supportive way, moreso thinking of uprisings historically arising from people with no other option. Although, that was before facial recognition technology...
            1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
              They didn't need facial recognition technology because they were physically in one place and the cops could just arrest everyone in that place - if there were enough cops which there never were.
            2. forshaper · · focus · HN ↗
              Historically people needed to starve a little for this. But perhaps energy shortages might do it today.
            3. a_bonobo · · focus · HN ↗
              This was predicted by Jack Womack: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Random_Acts_of_Senseless_Violence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Random_Acts_of_Senseless_Viole...
          2. DarkNova6 · · focus · HN ↗
            I bet they wouldn’t radicalize and elect people with bad intentions in mind.
          3. cindyllm · · focus · HN ↗

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