AI seems like a cult

[Anonymous]

I agree. And I think people, especially kids, are going to suffer from brain rot big time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's great when your boss says, "write up your job description" or other such work. You can tweak and edit rather than starting from scratch

Answers like this always create so many questions for me. Like, how often are you being asked for this? Why is it hard to describe what you do? If it's hard for you, why would AI have a better idea than you do about what you do?

I think AI is the product of people who couldn't stand the fact they didn't excel in art and writing, so instead they are trying to replicate them (poorly) rather than stoop to paying somebody for something they can't do.

[Anonymous]

AI is excellent, it's like having an assistant do precisely what you want without talking to someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Several friends are into AI and using it to write. They don't understand AI makes up references and is based on people's existing ideas and writing.

The way some talk about AI sounds cult-like. Meanwhile, they are contributing to something that is designed to make money from corporations that want to replace their workers with AI.

Anyone else feel this way?

Losers will be losers.

Nothing new here. They didn’t know how to think or write before, and they still don’t. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, if the Pope references Ai in one of his first public speeches, then there is a significant issue to address. If you don’t understand that, then you don’t understand anything beyond the next year or so.

People who use it to write their final work product are lazy any will always be lazy and will be the first to be fired and the last to be hired.

[Anonymous]

AI will probably replace most of the huge population of low skills jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AI will probably replace most of the huge population of low skills jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance.

There are no "low skill jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance". But thanks for displaying your ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AI is excellent, it's like having an assistant do precisely what you want without talking to someone.

I do think this is the motivation - it's just a bad motivation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AI will probably replace most of the huge population of low skills jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance.

There are no "low skill jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance". But thanks for displaying your ignorance.

+1. I always wonder what people think "compliance" is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AI is excellent, it's like having an assistant do precisely what you want without talking to someone.

I think we’re in a bad place as a species when we’d rather interact with a non-sentient computer program than another human being.

When did it become cool to hate people and when is it going to change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AI will probably replace most of the huge population of low skills jobs in the federal govt related to processing forms and compliance.

Even if these roles existed, what is the plan for people without work? Who cannot get similar work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think AI is a tool, and most people are using it incorrectly.

For many people, it's easier to edit something that stare at a blank page. So it's a tool to put words on paper, and then you edit to fit the circumstance.

Boring routine stuff - write an email, draft a thank you note. Take these notes and create an agenda or summary - AND THEN YOU HAVE TO EDIT IT.

THat's the key.

I had a research prject dumped on me and I asked AI. It spewed a bunch of stuff that seemed interesting, but completly unsourced. I told it to tell me the same thing but include sources. Then I went to the sources and built my own research report, building on the AI but pulling other things from the sources that were more relevant to our particulars.

We had to provide options to a customer for wording for something. AI was great for that in the sense that it provided options, some of which were nonsense, but gave us a head start instead of starting from blank white space.

Also - always remember gargage in, garbage out. Sometimes I ask things repeatedly until i get to the right prompt of the thing I want.

Now, anyone using it to make funny pictures is just wasting resources (I worry a lot about the energy needs of AI).

This part is what I think, too.

I'm an excellent writer, but I'm terrible at getting started and organizing my thoughts. AI has made it so much easier for me. I'm able to take its output and use it as a template for what I need to write.

I was surprised and happy to see that DS' college that he'll attend this fall is now requiring all incoming freshmen to take a course on AI and responsible use. I hope more colleges incorporate this and it trickles down to high school as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, if the Pope references Ai in one of his first public speeches, then there is a significant issue to address. If you don’t understand that, then you don’t understand anything beyond the next year or so.

People who use it to write their final work product are lazy any will always be lazy and will be the first to be fired and the last to be hired.

That's not accurate. You're using AI the wrong way. My VP asked me for a 10-point recommendations report for an upcoming trip to a sibling global organization. He had been in meetings and needed it last minute, rather than earlier in the week. He was so grateful afterward and said, "Wow, your team is amazing — you can really turn things around quickly."

I used AI to pull together all of our notes and ideas to create a final report in just minutes. Then, I spent about an hour editing and refining it. The results were incredible.

But here's the thing: if you're not using AI to improve your productivity, you're going to be the first to be fired. It helps fix grammar, structure, and other basic errors that can waste time and drag down your performance. AI isn’t a crutch — it’s a tool that allows you to focus on the higher-level work, while automating the repetitive tasks that would otherwise take up your time.

Tech writers and admin assistants often ask endless questions about what exactly you want because they lack deep insight into the content they’re working on. They’re essentially following instructions without really understanding the material. AI, on the other hand, can be trained to understand your writing style, your needs, and the context. You can teach it, and it will learn what you’re trying to accomplish, and it will do exactly what you want, with much less back-and-forth. It’s like having a far more capable assistant who knows exactly what you’re thinking and doesn’t need constant guidance.

In fact, it’s such a powerful assistant that it’s likely to replace many of those roles entirely. If you're not using AI in today's world, you're falling behind. It’s not just about saving time; it’s about creating work that stands out, with efficiency and precision that traditional methods simply can’t match.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, if the Pope references Ai in one of his first public speeches, then there is a significant issue to address. If you don’t understand that, then you don’t understand anything beyond the next year or so.

People who use it to write their final work product are lazy any will always be lazy and will be the first to be fired and the last to be hired.

That's not accurate. You're using AI the wrong way. My VP asked me for a 10-point recommendations report for an upcoming trip to a sibling global organization. He had been in meetings and needed it last minute, rather than earlier in the week. He was so grateful afterward and said, "Wow, your team is amazing — you can really turn things around quickly."

I used AI to pull together all of our notes and ideas to create a final report in just minutes. Then, I spent about an hour editing and refining it. The results were incredible.

But here's the thing: if you're not using AI to improve your productivity, you're going to be the first to be fired. It helps fix grammar, structure, and other basic errors that can waste time and drag down your performance. AI isn’t a crutch — it’s a tool that allows you to focus on the higher-level work, while automating the repetitive tasks that would otherwise take up your time.

Tech writers and admin assistants often ask endless questions about what exactly you want because they lack deep insight into the content they’re working on. They’re essentially following instructions without really understanding the material. AI, on the other hand, can be trained to understand your writing style, your needs, and the context. You can teach it, and it will learn what you’re trying to accomplish, and it will do exactly what you want, with much less back-and-forth. It’s like having a far more capable assistant who knows exactly what you’re thinking and doesn’t need constant guidance.

In fact, it’s such a powerful assistant that it’s likely to replace many of those roles entirely. If you're not using AI in today's world, you're falling behind. It’s not just about saving time; it’s about creating work that stands out, with efficiency and precision that traditional methods simply can’t match.

FFS if you were remotely competent YOU could have WRITTEN the whole “report” in under an hour.

I don’t have to read your inane “report” to know, with absolute certainty, that the results were not incredible. But you are so stupid and ignorant that you can’t recognize AI-generated content because that is all you’re used to seeing at this point. You’re in the freaking matrix.

[Anonymous]

This will be eye opening- try to think of 10 jobs/professions that won’t be either entirely eliminated or significantly impacted (to the point of dramatic RIFs) in the next 10 years.

It’s harder than you think.