The stories about AI breaching containment are bullshit. They're simply trying to drive hype, build importance, and make their product seem more capable than it actually is. These Ais aren't thinking people, and they certainly aren't Skynet.

I do think many AI tools are actually better in select use cases than many think though, especially when concentrated resources are focused on them. We mostly see bottom level generative AI used to produce Boomer slop, and that, coupled with how ghoulish the companies are, makes a certain background perception of it that's not fully accurate imo.

I don't say this to mean that all of these tools are good, or are a replacement for humans in creative fields, but I think we have to analyze their capabilities honestly. If we don't, we're ignoring a lot about the current situation. AI tools can be slop generation machines, making a lot of people dumber with how they're used by most, and making horrific social consequences. But also at the same time, highly specialized technical models can be doing very serious things, in ways that can't fully be discounted.

People are probably going to dispute me on this, but we have to remember, LLMs aren't all models like Grok or the free version of ChatGPT. If we assume that, we leave ourselves vulnerable to bad analysis.