It's a tool, use it where it works and don't where it doesn't.
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People probably say that about asbestos too.
And they'd be right
Of course, it still has uses. Just not in home insulation.
Your comment is so fit for purpose, displaying such a massive willful ignorance about the world in general. Because the biggest problem with asbestos wasn't using it for home insulation. It killed millions of workers in manufacturing plants and mines. Its biggest industrial use case was for electrical insulation of high voltage transmission lines. Where it also killed hundreds of thousands of technicians in the us alone. Before that it was used for lamp wicks. Where it killed at least a couple of millions more over a century. Today, asbestos kills 250 thousand people a year, 12 to 15 thousand in the us every year.
I supposed any tool can be considered useful if you're ignorant enough about it or if you're willing to lie without remorse.
Itโs a tool, use it where it works and donโt where it doesnโt.
But that doesn't work with the people creating AI as they are totally dependent on the believe that AI can do absolutely everything (and an artificial general intelligence is just moments away...) to justify they insane investments. So they will make up a million stupid narratives why some people are "actually" not using AI as it obviously can't be because of AI shortcomings...
If the tool don't work then don't use it. I wouldn't try to unscrew something with chopsticks
You are probably also one of those insane ideologues that refuse to hammer in a screw for some reason, although you know how well that hammer worked on nails... ๐
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