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this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2026
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
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The issue here is using a llm to write protentialy really important documentation that should really be backed by real science.
The issue is not the obvious hypocrisy.
This is a variation on the “you said, on an iphone line” ai is everywhere people will use it and can still meaningfully criticize wasting tremendous amount of energy.
How many of y'all do not eat meat, do not shop online, only consume content from ethical non corporate sources?
The problem here is the blind confidence people have in these shallow text machines.
Except unlike smartphones that are so ubiquitous and essential for life today, using chatbots is entirely elective and unnecessary.
Meat is an important source of essential nutrition and eschewing it is a luxury to many people in the world. Online shopping, in this day and age, is very frequently the only way to acquire certain goods we need. It is practically impossible to stay informed as to the state of the world without reading news from corporate sources.
There is nothing essential or unavoidable about ChatGPT. On the contrary, they and their audience would be much better served by not using it.
The only exception to the "backed by real science" in any writing/publication should be art (ie fiction books).