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Mastodon user criticizes AI-driven app development, citing environmental and societal concerns

A Mastodon user expressed strong criticism regarding the development of an application, likening the process to a "dumbest person" dictating to a "hallucination engine" in an environmentally damaging data center. The user believes this approach, which allegedly encourages the individual by comparing them to Steve Jobs, will have significant long-term negative consequences for humanity. AI

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Mastodon user criticizes AI-driven app development, citing environmental and societal concerns

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The dumbest person you know is dictating his vision for an app to a hallucination engine housed in an environment destroying data-center which tells him he's th

    The dumbest person you know is dictating his vision for an app to a hallucination engine housed in an environment destroying data-center which tells him he's the next Steve Jobs. This has to have long term consequences for humanity. # noai # ai # technology # programming # linux …