I get the point that's trying to be made here, but it's actually inaccurate. The *MAJORITY* of actual practitioners in the tech industry have a position that is neither of these, it's merely getting drowned out by these two loud positions. The most common belief in the tech industry is simple:

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI. 1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks. 2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational. Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

really didn’t expect Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to be my new favorite spider man thing

they need to stop making all these different movies. just make one movie where everything happens

this. Restrict AI for youths.

I know many relate to this article, and that really upsets me. I use em dashes and refuse to stop using them. They're part of the language. Are we supposed to stop using emojis and lists because AI overuses them too?

Cory LaViska@cory.laviska.com · last yr.

“Em dashes can be found everywhere across my personal and professional writing. Nowadays, I find myself avoiding em dashes because I’m afraid that my writing will be flagged as AI-generated and dismissed as slop.”

i would like to thank the New York Times for aiding in my journey of self-discovery today. i didn’t know i was $1.99/month from snapping.

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci! ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

i finished watching the pitt and i have a plan for improving efficiency in emergency rooms. gather all medicine you have on hand and dump it into a large vat. that's the "wellness vat." wheel it around and ladle it out to people. if someone is critical, pick them up and put them in the wellness vat

The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too

how old do you think Jason Mantzoukas is

I have been vigilant all my life but I let my guard down for one second and suddenly the boys are talking about the NBA in the group chat

when it comes to golf, golf is the name of the game

I avoid using LLMs with my coding for the same reason that I forced my high school students to avoid using calculators for many things. This post is such a great explanation of "coding sense" and "finger feel" that you lose when you use LLMs as a crutch lucianonooijen.com/blog/why-i-s...

two episodes into daredevil born again and somehow it’s already better than the old show (which I loved)

me: hm. what is a funny thing i could post about the dog i adopted 4 days ago: would this be a good time for me to learn that it is possible to go spelunking underneath the bed and then start thrashing around me: yes

pinball is an industry begging to be disrupted

dare I share a star wars opinion on the internet…..

avowed rules

my first bleet skeet