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minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·17 days ago delegating the thinking and feeling parts of the human experience This would be a problem even if the technology were completely free and open. LLMs poison peoples minds and make them boring, helpless and stupid. If Facebook were a nonprofit, it would still be terrible for people.
minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoI don’t know. I think Facebook took a turn when it was engineered to boost engagement. Otherwise, it’s just a forum for friends to make posts. What’s wrong with that, in theory?
This would be a problem even if the technology were completely free and open. LLMs poison peoples minds and make them boring, helpless and stupid.
If Facebook were a nonprofit, it would still be terrible for people.
I don’t know. I think Facebook took a turn when it was engineered to boost engagement. Otherwise, it’s just a forum for friends to make posts. What’s wrong with that, in theory?