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jijijijijlast Wednesday at 9:28 AM0 repliesview on HN

A major economic crisis, yes. I think the web is already kinda broken because of AI, gonna get a lot worse. I also question its usefulness… Is it useful solving any real problems, and if so how long before we run out of these problems? Because we conflated a lot of bullshit with innovation right before AI. Right now people may be getting a slight edge, but it’s like getting a dishwasher, once expectations adjusted things will feel like a grind again, and I really don’t think people will like that new reality in regard to experience of self-efficacy (which is important for mental health). I presume the struggle to get information, figuring it out yourself, may be a really important part of putting pressure towards process optimization and for learning, cognitive development. We may collectively regress there. With so many major crisis, a potential economic crisis on top, I am not sure we can afford losing problem solving capabilities to any extent. And I really, really don’t think AI is worth the fantastical energy expenditure, waste of resources and human exploitation, so far.