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Tech fanatics criticized for simplistic 'Good vs. Bad' view of data and AI

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The author criticizes a "tech fanatic" mindset that views data and technology in simplistic "Good vs. Bad" terms, similar to religious fundamentalism. This perspective, according to the author, leads to an overemphasis on finding "memetic jewels" amidst a large amount of low-quality output, which they believe is how these fanatics approach programming and communication, and what they expect from generative AI. AI

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece comparing tech enthusiasts to religious fanatics, lacking factual claims about AI developments.

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Tech fanatics criticized for simplistic 'Good vs. Bad' view of data and AI

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

    Like # Christian fanatics, # tech fanatics see everything as Good vs. Bad, with scarcely any further differentiation. Either data is good and useful and profita

    Like # Christian fanatics, # tech fanatics see everything as Good vs. Bad, with scarcely any further differentiation. Either data is good and useful and profitable to them, or it's garbage. They are inured to thinking that the purpose of communication is merely to hide a few meme…

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