The author argues that Large Language Models (LLMs) are not the primary issue, but rather capitalism's drive for infinite growth and constant consumption fuels exploitation. This system, they contend, necessitates the continuous creation of software and features, leading to the churning out of meaningless code and the exploitation of programmers. The entry of companies into the open-source market, acquiring and "enshittifying" projects, along with volunteers contributing to this cycle, exacerbates the problem. LLMs are seen as perfect tools to further this exploitation, generating useless code and turning people into "mindless corpospeak bullshit machines." AI
IMPACT Argues that LLMs are tools for capitalist exploitation, not the root cause of societal issues.
RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece expressing a critical view on the role of LLMs within a capitalist system.
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