▲ 96 ▼ Do you feel that use of generative AI and LLMs is ever justifiable? If so, when and where? If not, why not? (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by 58008@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments You can take "justifiable" to mean whatever you feel it means in this context. e.g. Morally, artistically, environmentally, etc.
[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) i use it like a search engine or example generator i don't trust anything it creates just like i don't trust anything on the internet without validating it i take you point about being wasteful tho, AI is like the oil of computing; incredibly wasteful for what it does permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] veroxii@aussie.zone 1 point 5 months ago I think costs will come down. Computers used to take up an entire room. Now I'm typing this reply on a pocket sized device which would seem like a super computer to people from the early 80s permalink fedilink source parent [–] awmwrites@lemmy.cafe -1 points 5 months ago It's good you're being cautious about it but it would be better to not use it at all. A recent Scientific American article showed that AI autofill suggestions change how people think about a subject just through suggestion, even if they don't use the autofill. And people who use it are often unaware of their own knowledge gaps, so self-reporting about effectiveness is useless. Using it even a little bit is probably putting metaphorical micro-plastics in your brain. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-autocomplete-doesnt-just-change-how-you-write-it-changes-how-you-think/ https://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/ Protect your brain permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 1 point 5 months ago I think costs will come down. Computers used to take up an entire room. Now I'm typing this reply on a pocket sized device which would seem like a super computer to people from the early 80s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] awmwrites@lemmy.cafe -1 points 5 months ago It's good you're being cautious about it but it would be better to not use it at all. A recent Scientific American article showed that AI autofill suggestions change how people think about a subject just through suggestion, even if they don't use the autofill. And people who use it are often unaware of their own knowledge gaps, so self-reporting about effectiveness is useless. Using it even a little bit is probably putting metaphorical micro-plastics in your brain. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-autocomplete-doesnt-just-change-how-you-write-it-changes-how-you-think/ https://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/ Protect your brain permalink fedilink source parent