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Cory Doctorow: Treat LLMs as normal tech, focus on systemic AI issues

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Cory Doctorow argues that the widespread use of Large Language Models (LLMs) by creators should be viewed as a normal technological adoption, rather than a cause for alarm or disavowal. He suggests that focusing individual criticism on creators using these tools is ineffective, as systemic problems within the AI industry require broader, systemic solutions. Doctorow advocates for treating LLMs as a standard technology, acknowledging their use without deeming them inherently inevitable or cursed. AI

IMPACT Suggests a shift in perspective towards AI tools, advocating for focus on industry-wide issues over individual creator usage.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice discussing the implications of AI technology adoption.

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Cory Doctorow: Treat LLMs as normal tech, focus on systemic AI issues

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

    Also, Cory Doctorow ( @ pluralistic ) makes points out that systemic problems require systemic solutions. The corollary of that is, tapping a query into Claude

    Also, Cory Doctorow ( @ pluralistic ) makes points out that systemic problems require systemic solutions. The corollary of that is, tapping a query into Claude (or whatever) has effectively zero impact on the "AI" industry as a whole, so we need to stop screaming "j'accuse!" at e…

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

    Creators I respect--YouTubers, authors, VFX artists--use LLMs (and related technologies) in responsible ways, and I'm not going to point my angry finger at them

    Creators I respect--YouTubers, authors, VFX artists--use LLMs (and related technologies) in responsible ways, and I'm not going to point my angry finger at them and disavow their work as a result. That just doesn't seem necessary. # AI # VFX # LLM

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

    The call to treat "AI" (LLMs, really) as a "normal technology" is extremely useful because it means we both don't treat it like it's inevitable, but we also don

    The call to treat "AI" (LLMs, really) as a "normal technology" is extremely useful because it means we both don't treat it like it's inevitable, but we also don't treat it like it's cursed, as if touching it stains our fingertips. # AI # VFX # LLM

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