Post B0YCSWG2NA1cNQiHQG by JMarkOckerbloom@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B0YCSWG2NA1cNQiHQG by JMarkOckerbloom@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T13:19:42Z
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One of the reasons I turn off generative-AI "features" as soon as I notice them in software and websites that I use is that I suspect I may find them dangerously addictive.Cafe Bedouin's "Mirror Problem" post has a usefully concise statement of *how* it can be addictive, how folks like me can be particularly vulnerable to it, and how it differs from other forms of computer-mediated addiction we may have learned to resist: https://cafebedouin.org/2025/11/01/%F0%9F%AA%9E-the-mirror-problem-a-warning-about-ai-and-your-mind/ It also has some tips on weaning oneself off.
(DIR) Post #B0YCSawiwOXyuyiQVs by JMarkOckerbloom@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T17:32:32Z
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Ironically, the poster of the piece I linked to now tells me it was "Written by Claude".As is often the case with LLM-generated articles on frequently discussed topics, the main point of the piece is one also stated in various other places. But some of its specific points are suspect, and had I known its origin, I likely would not have posted or linked to it. As the poster says, "The problem with A.I. is half of it is great and half is trash. It is often very difficult to tell the difference."
(DIR) Post #B0YCkkjXI530U9CnHk by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2025-11-23T22:16:07.429240Z
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@JMarkOckerbloom I would add"can you derive how the AI actually worked to come up with that explanation"?https://elevenfreedoms.org/"it's a tool" (controlled by powerful billionaires specifically to enrich themselves, in an unaccountable and underhanded way)Generallywhile this is all true, the real root cause is the lack of software freedom. You have no control over the AI system whatsoever. THAT is where the harm is coming in, and the addictiveness is just one facet of that problem