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I've noticed an uptick in the number of pro-AI posts on this platform.

Various posts with titles similar to "When will people stop being afraid of AI" or "Can we please acknowledge AI was very needed for X"

Can't tell if its the propaganda machine invading, or annoying teenage tech-bros who are detached from reality.

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

People rarely arrive at these views independently - it's always influenced by the people and environment around them. Kind of like how cigarette smokers tend to know lots of other smokers, while people who don't smoke hang out with other non-smokers.

I'm not claiming nobody hates AI or that there's no valid reasons to oppose it. All I'm saying is that the impression of how widespread that hate is - the one platforms like Lemmy give - isn't exactly representative of the real world.

Hate is an extreme emotion. Those kinds of emotions are rarely motivated by reason alone, so it often looks more like an ideological stance than a purely rational one. People caught up in strong emotions aren't exactly known for thinking clearly. There's a well-known quote about facts not caring about people's feelings, but I think it's the other way around: feelings don't care about facts.