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AI's impact on skills and personal use cases debated

David Bushell expresses frustration with Google, stating that AI products devalue human skills and professions, leading to dehumanization. Meanwhile, Jordan Fulghum has developed a private ChatGPT instance for his family, aiming to provide a user-friendly interface grounded in personal documents and values, without requiring technical expertise. AI

IMPACT Explores concerns about AI devaluing human skills and the potential for personalized, private AI applications for families.

RANK_REASON Two individuals share personal opinions and experiences with AI products, one critical of corporate AI's impact on skills and the other detailing a personal project for private AI use.

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AI's impact on skills and personal use cases debated

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    David Bushell: Google just spat in my face. “AI peddlers like Google have made one thing abundantly clear: their product will take your skills. It will take you

    David Bushell: Google just spat in my face. “AI peddlers like Google have made one thing abundantly clear: their product will take your skills. It will take your profession. It will dehumanise you and you’ll pay for it.” https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/21/david-bushell-google-just…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Jordan Fulghum: I built a private ChatGPT for my family. “My wife and kids do not want to SSH into anything, manage prompts, pick models, or learn the differenc

    Jordan Fulghum: I built a private ChatGPT for my family. “My wife and kids do not want to SSH into anything, manage prompts, pick models, or learn the difference between a tool call and a RAG query. They want the box. I wanted that same shape at home, but private, grounded in our…