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Good point about how AI is sometimes being pushed like snake oil… solving problems that aren’t really there in first place, but propaganda and marketing is doing all the work to make the problems appear in the first place.
Outline of Claims
- AI tries to solve problems that are not actually problems
- AI propaganda is akin to snake oil salesmen tactics
Highlights
id880158572 AI tries to solve problems that are not actually problems
Francis says their understanding of the AI-pusher’s outlook is that they see the entire game-making process as a problem, one that AI tech companies alone can solve. “When I’m told ‘Think of how much time you could be spending instead on making the actual game!’, those who have drank the AI Kool-Aid don’t understand that all this brainstorming and iteration is making the game, it’s a crucial everyday part of game development (and human interaction) and is not a problem to be solved.”
✏️ This is something I hadn’t thought of before, but makes a lot of sense around the AI discussion. AI companies are trying to “solve” problems that aren’t always problems.. at least, not in the eyes of the people going through the process. 🔗 View Highlight
id880158783 AI propaganda is akin to snake oil salesmen tactics
The only other similar experience I can think of as a comparison is a snake oil salesman insisting that their magic tonic will fix all of my problems that don’t exist but they insist that I have.”