Post #4868734 · Elektrine

2026-09-27 12:58 UTC

There is an attempt to make people feel like being critical of using LLMs is not "hip and with it" Only old people who don't understand technology are unimpressed. Nothing could be further from the truth. Young people don't like the slop, the most tech people have the harshest words. The typical AI fan doesn't know how it works or the limitations: this blind spot makes them both dazzled and fearful ... therefore unable to assign blame to humans when they do crime in a computer suit.

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@nazgul@infosec.exchange 2026-09-27 14:20

@futurebird@sauropods.win It really bugs me when someone I respect technically is a big AI fan. But "programming" AI is really a form of hacking. You're trying to persuade an LLM to produce the right output. And hacking is really addictive. It's way more fun than project plans, and groups of people working together, and QA. It's a solo effort where you feel like you have a lot of power. And I think that sucks in a lot of technical people.

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@SamanthaJaneSmith@lgbtqia.space 2026-09-28 08:41

@futurebird@sauropods.win I am old, baby boomer gen and everytime I read these threads I get the feeling that us old withered specimens get the blame for AI because we don't always spot it. I can barely spot my wife without my sodding glasses. Many may not understand it but its not our fucking fault that it's taken over. It's middle aged tech bros mostly and the younger people who actually work on LLMs. End of rant... Apologies, I am going back to eating my liquidised food while sitting in the rocking chair and shouting at the neighbours kids. Feel free to ignore me.

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