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Is it really OK to not be completely against AI in the case of China’s development of it when China is a relatively non-internationalist socialist hegemon? (hexbear.net)
submitted 15 hours ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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I’m very much a luddite when it comes to AI, I’m unequivocally against its usage and development. The social and environmental costs AI incurs and proposes to incur are overwhelming. The celebration of AI with Chinese characteristics is often justified by the idea that AI can be useful, and the reason why it’s OK to be vehemently against it otherwise but support it when it’s being implemented by China is because AI can only be a force for evil within the capitalist framework. I agree with the latter point obviously but find it hard to accept that China driving AI advancement is a good thing for the world.

I don’t want to have a debate about whether China is a revisionist state, but I think we can all agree that China has refused to take the role of the Soviet Union in exporting socialism to the world. What happens when it exports AI to countries world over that very much operate within a capitalist framework while China does nothing to advance world wide socialism?

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[–] 10 points 11 hours ago*

the technology as a consumer product is poison. It does not care if it is rotting the brain of a citizen of your nation or another. it does not care.

They're both selling a solvent based paint

the chinese solvents are notably less dangerous to the environment, but it still gets you wicked sick nasty high, like tripping balls

but it's still paint. You're still huffing paint fumes, you, yourself; emotionally, can allow yourself to enjoy your huffed paint, if you want, as more ethically sourced?

BUT YOU are STILL HUFFING PAINT

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