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Video on how autistic people are often mistaken for AI and how that is harmful (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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alt-text for thumbnail in case it embeds: it is an image of a queer flag with an infinity symbol, on a drawn wooden background with the words “autistic people mistaken for AI” on it

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

i have a 'non-native' name which isn't hard to pronounce but which my coworkers refused to learn, so they started calling me something akin to 'Jane Doe' in $language.

when they were told by HR they can't do that: they took to the funny 'joke' of calling me "the bot" and sometimes referring to me as 'it'. 'hey, where's the documentation on this system?' 'idk, ask the bot' my manager even got on my case about how i shouldn't 'use ChatGPT to respond to work messages' — because i wasn't using 'enough emoji'.

but i'm the immature one for thinking all the NTs i've had in my life are insufferable. ok.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That sounds like a workplace problem. What you're describing is harassment/bullying whether you're are neurospicy or not.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

a workplace problem that has persistently followed me thru my entire life: at school, at home, and at every job i've had, across multiple continents.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. But being autistic makes it a potential ADA (or equivalent) violation honestly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's unacceptable and is a form of harassment. Try talking to HR again or contact an employment lawyer on the topic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

HR isnt there to protect you lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

HR is there to protect the company from the lawsuit you're going to file if they don't unfuck themselves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely not, hence the employment lawyer. But you have to show that you tried or some such.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

yeah I've been in similar situations, but with the anti-ai hatred brewing I've seen people starting to want to get even more aggressive about it. It is incredibly scaring

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Revenge is a dish best served cold

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wow, apparently we're getting problems it didn't even occur to me were possible.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

now think about all the people who do actually have 6 fingers nobody will take a pic of seriously

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ask an AI to generate an image of someone with 6 fingers...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

maybe that means the AI will be friends with us when they take over c: