I think one helpful trick when thinking about AI hype is to replace mentions of “AI” with “Blockchain” to see how silly it all sounds.
I think one helpful trick when thinking about AI hype is to replace mentions of “AI” with “Blockchain” to see how silly it all sounds.
A similar thing has been happening to me as well, and I find it quite funny. I used to be a tech enthusiast, but the more the big techs force things on me, the more radical and “anti tech” I become. For example, I used to advocate for digitization of everything, now I want things to have the less tech possible. I used to advocate for ecommerce and digital money, now I want to use cash and go to physical small shops. Social media is more and more invasive, so I came to the fediverse. I used to want to use recent and powerful hardware, now I don’t really care and just want not to give them more money. To have an idea, sites have been getting barely usable on my phone, so instead of getting a new one, I disabled javascript, and they load really fast now while I avoid the ones that won’t load. I also have been spending less and less time with “tech” and doing other activities instead. I even feel better than before