▲ 166 ▼ Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic’s Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge (www.techdirt.com) submitted 3 months ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments As promised, this story just keeps getting stupider.
[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago (12 children) Oh no, they're offline... Anyway permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (11 children) It's possible to not like AI and what it's doing to society and the planet but also to be concerned about executive overreach and corrupt abuse of power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago (1 child) What, have a nuanced view? Impossible, must be a troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Let's yell at him for being on the opposite side. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Sure, and once we have remedied the ten thousand OTHER problems caused by executive overreach and corruption in this admin we can get around to addressing the hard done to this poor little AI company. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I'm kinda thinking that by the time we get done with the other 11,000 (a thousand more happened between your comment and mine), Anthropic won't be much of a going concern anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (6 children) And it's also possible that that's the exact position already held by the person you're lecturing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (5 children) Sure. But this is one of those stories that hits right down the middle in places like Lemmy: it's a fascist government causing harm to a company with a long history of anti-human operation. It's a total sweating-guy-two-buttons meme situation: "Trump is a fascist" vs "And Nothing Of Value Was Lost." Seems like most people are picking a side. I think we shouldn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why not both? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think people pick sides far less often than the internet likes to presume that they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (11 children) It's possible to not like AI and what it's doing to society and the planet but also to be concerned about executive overreach and corrupt abuse of power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago (1 child) What, have a nuanced view? Impossible, must be a troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Let's yell at him for being on the opposite side. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Sure, and once we have remedied the ten thousand OTHER problems caused by executive overreach and corruption in this admin we can get around to addressing the hard done to this poor little AI company. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I'm kinda thinking that by the time we get done with the other 11,000 (a thousand more happened between your comment and mine), Anthropic won't be much of a going concern anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (6 children) And it's also possible that that's the exact position already held by the person you're lecturing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (5 children) Sure. But this is one of those stories that hits right down the middle in places like Lemmy: it's a fascist government causing harm to a company with a long history of anti-human operation. It's a total sweating-guy-two-buttons meme situation: "Trump is a fascist" vs "And Nothing Of Value Was Lost." Seems like most people are picking a side. I think we shouldn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why not both? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think people pick sides far less often than the internet likes to presume that they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago (1 child) What, have a nuanced view? Impossible, must be a troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Let's yell at him for being on the opposite side. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Let's yell at him for being on the opposite side. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Sure, and once we have remedied the ten thousand OTHER problems caused by executive overreach and corruption in this admin we can get around to addressing the hard done to this poor little AI company. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I'm kinda thinking that by the time we get done with the other 11,000 (a thousand more happened between your comment and mine), Anthropic won't be much of a going concern anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago I'm kinda thinking that by the time we get done with the other 11,000 (a thousand more happened between your comment and mine), Anthropic won't be much of a going concern anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (6 children) And it's also possible that that's the exact position already held by the person you're lecturing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (5 children) Sure. But this is one of those stories that hits right down the middle in places like Lemmy: it's a fascist government causing harm to a company with a long history of anti-human operation. It's a total sweating-guy-two-buttons meme situation: "Trump is a fascist" vs "And Nothing Of Value Was Lost." Seems like most people are picking a side. I think we shouldn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why not both? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think people pick sides far less often than the internet likes to presume that they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (5 children) Sure. But this is one of those stories that hits right down the middle in places like Lemmy: it's a fascist government causing harm to a company with a long history of anti-human operation. It's a total sweating-guy-two-buttons meme situation: "Trump is a fascist" vs "And Nothing Of Value Was Lost." Seems like most people are picking a side. I think we shouldn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why not both? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think people pick sides far less often than the internet likes to presume that they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why not both? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That's...literally what I'm saying with this comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago* Fair enough. I interpreted it as "why not neither," but believe both (despite sounding hyperbolic) are actually, verifiably true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think people pick sides far less often than the internet likes to presume that they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago I tend to agree, but the internet amplifies polarization. Not a great thing for discourse. permalink fedilink source parent