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Companies' "anti-AI" stances criticized as performative publicity stunts

A Reddit discussion on the r/singularity subreddit questions the sincerity of companies and developers who publicly declare themselves "anti-AI." The original poster argues that these declarations are often performative, serving as a form of publicity and a way to gain favor with a public that currently holds a negative view of AI. The poster finds this trend annoying and cringe-worthy, suggesting that such companies are not genuine saviors but are exploiting popular sentiment for their own benefit. AI

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Companies' "anti-AI" stances criticized as performative publicity stunts

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Dogbold ·

    Anyone else find companies, devs, animation studios and what not coming out to be anti AI, and everyone cheering about it, kind of pathetic?

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