I can see some minor benefits - I use it for the odd bit of mundane writing and some of the image creation stuff is interesting,, and I knew that a lot of people use it for coding etc - but mostly it seems to be about making more cash for corporations and stuffing the internet with bots and fake content. Am I missing something here? Are there any genuine benefits?

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

AI has some interesting use cases, but should not be trusted 100%.

Like github copilot ( or any "code copilot"):

  • Good for repeating stuff but with minor changes
  • Can help with common easy coding errors
  • Code quality can take a big hit
  • For coding beginners, it can lead to a deficit of real understanding of your code
    ( and because of that could lead to bugs, security backdoors.... )

Like translations ( code or language ):

  • Good translation of the common/big languages ( english, german...)
  • Can extend a brief summary to a big wall of text ( and back )
  • If wrong translated it can lead to that someone else understands it wrong and it misses the point
  • It removes the "human" part. It can be most of the time depending on the context easily identified.

Like classification of text/Images for moderation:

  • Help for identify bad faith text / images
  • False Positives can be annoying to deal with.

But dont do anything that is IMPORTANT with AI, only use it for fun or if you know if the code/text the AI wrote is correct!

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