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almostdeadguyyesterday at 6:27 PM3 repliesview on HN

Is no one disturbed by this? At the rate this seems to be happening its going to cause massive disruptions to society and endanger a lot of people.


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coffeefirstyesterday at 6:57 PM

That’s the point.

AI marketing is dystopian. They describe a world where most people are suddenly starving and homeless, and just when you start to think “hey this sounds like the conditions to create something like a French Revolution but where Bastille is a data center” they pivot to BUY MY PRODUCT SO YOU DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND.

It’s advertising straight through the amygdala.

I have no idea if they actually believe this. But it’s repulsive behavior.

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lkbmyesterday at 6:35 PM

Uh...there's constant talk from people being disturbed by it. One of the Democratic candidates in 2020 had his platform based around this, and I can assure you that it's not gotten less attention since ChatGPT came out.

co_king_3yesterday at 6:34 PM

If you're disturbed by this your comment gets flagged and removed by Anthropic astroturfers.