alt Hacker NewsWhy avoid AI use? Genuine question, I see this around and it seems usually based on a mental model of the environmental cost of AI that does not match impact in the real world.
Why avoid AI use? Genuine question, I see this around and it seems usually based on a mental model of the environmental cost of AI that does not match impact in the real world.
Environmental cost is a concern, though for me not the main one. In this case it's two things.
1. AI interactions cost the service money, which is inevitably passed on to the consumer. The if it's a feature I do not wish to use, I like to have options to avoid paying for that feature. So in this case, avoiding AI use is a purely economic decision.
2. I am concerned about the content LLMs are trained on. Every major AI has (in my opinion) stolen content as training material. I prefer not to support products which I believe are unethically built. In the future, if models can be trained solely on ethically sourced material where the authors have been properly compensated, I would think this position.