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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. sunaookami · · focus · HN ↗
      They can't even use a computer, they struggle with basic computer knowledge because they grow up with closed ecosystems and most of them only have smartphones, not a desktop PC. They are called "Digital Naives" (sic) for a reason.
      1. junon · · focus · HN ↗
        Opposite of my experience. A few family members and their friends invited me to a discord server recently; I'll join for games some nights. They're very acutely aware of how things work. We talk a lot about how even their schoolmates don't really use social media much (at least, not the big ones) and despise AI.

        Gives me some hope that the kids will be alright.

        1. letmevoteplease · · focus · HN ↗
          Most of them are using AI for all their schoolwork while performatively hating it because "it wastes water" or some other half-understood meme.
          1. r_lee · · focus · HN ↗
            no? it's because nobody likes AI slop
            1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
              Everyone likes slop. That's why Instagram, Tiktok and Linkedin were so popular pre-AI.

              They don't like slop when they're looking for non-slop and they recognise the slop, because it's not solving their problem. If they don't recognise the slop they'll just treat it as non-slop and use it, and in this case they arguably still liked it.

              1. satvikpendem · · focus · HN ↗
                As as AI gets better it'll be harder to detect slop thus people won't think it's slop.
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