I have local self hosted AI that runs in my solar system. I don’t use AI because it ROTS your brain. We are not the same.
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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That's really stupid.
I'm an LLM freegan, I guess. But I'm cutting back too, the usefulness peaked.
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If they had come up with something original like that, it would have been better. But creating constructive neologisms takes work, I guess.
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I think some AI use is clearly worth the costs (like helping with scientific research or accessibility), some clearly isn't (like generating spam), and much falls in a gray area where reasonable people can disagree. So do I think it's ethical to use me? In many cases, yes - but I understand why thoughtful people might conclude otherwise, and I don't think they're wrong to avoid AI if they've weighed the considerations and found the costs too high.
On my list of "dont's", inspired by Luke Smith, I do not use AI.
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