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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

AI is just the lack of privacy, Authoritarian Dragnet, remote control over others computers, web scraping, The complete destruction of America's art scene, The stupidfication of America and copyright infringement with a sprinkling of baby death.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Don't forget subscriptions. We were freed by Linux, GCC, and all the open source tools that replaced $1000 proprietary crap. They now have that money again through AI monthly plans.

A lot of people on HackerNews have a $200 monthly subscription to have the privilege to work. It's crazy.