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@zsk.bsky.social I had a whimsical thought as I woke this morning with the Scottish sun shining down. Why out of the millions and millions of websites out there, do AI models chose to attack big powerful ones? What is the incentive? cont.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sensible article from BBC @kalihays.bsky.social. Just because someone is senior in a company doesn't mean they are not a fantasist. Techy sorts are prone to this. Used to know lots of IT sorts years back. They were well into conspiracy theories and anything "dark." 1/4 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And then there is that inconvenient truth that not only fantasy authors have to blindly pretend isn't there, but apparently, some of these idiot geeks, techies, doom mongers, and even daft CEOs do too. The little bit of physics that can destroy even the the most exciting plot: 3/4

Sensible article from BBC @kalihays.bsky.social. Just because someone is senior in a company doesn't mean they are not a fantasist. Techy sorts are prone to this. Used to know lots of IT sorts years back. They were well into conspiracy theories and anything "dark." 1/4 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A thought about AI. I am drifting into using AI locally rather than online. This is for "using as a tool" rather than for searching etc. Should Big Tech be pushed towards people using AI locally for some functions? Reduce use of data centres, etc? #Tech #AI #BigTech

Run locally, it might take 20 seconds on the laptop's limited RAM/CPU against 2 seconds using the cloud, but the amount of electricity used is much, much smaller. There are things that require those vast LLMs and data centres. But we are also using them for things that don't.

A thought about AI. I am drifting into using AI locally rather than online. This is for "using as a tool" rather than for searching etc. Should Big Tech be pushed towards people using AI locally for some functions? Reduce use of data centres, etc? #Tech #AI #BigTech

Not all AI requires data centres to run. A local AI model, running on an average laptop, is perfectly capable of composing an email, finding something within a doc, sorting out images, etc - many of the functions Big Tech says we want, but we currently use the non-private cloud for.

Here's a thought about AI. AI has become the new trendy thing to hate. To such an extent that if someone dares to do something with it, they get attacked and bullied. But the real problem with AI is NOT that someone can use it to ghost write their book. Here is a little thread. 1/11

But at the same time, AI risks putting its own customer base out of pocket, and potentially losing customers. It needs to protect its income! It is a potentially cyclical problem that might in the very long run be akin to perpetual motion: impossible. 10/11

Here's a thought about AI. AI has become the new trendy thing to hate. To such an extent that if someone dares to do something with it, they get attacked and bullied. But the real problem with AI is NOT that someone can use it to ghost write their book. Here is a little thread. 1/11

So what is this cost? Simple: These companies should pay directly for the job losses. They should pay for a universal wage. Governments should legislate so that it isn't only shareholders who benefit from society-crushing AI. Society should also benefit. Sounds socialist? It isn't. 8/11

Here's a thought about AI. AI has become the new trendy thing to hate. To such an extent that if someone dares to do something with it, they get attacked and bullied. But the real problem with AI is NOT that someone can use it to ghost write their book. Here is a little thread. 1/11

I am sure the "Ban AI" brigade will bang their chests, but they have already lost the fight. This is more properly about costs. If AI is going to cost jobs, then AI should come with a cost. And that cost should be levied at those who profit from running AI. 6/11

Here's a thought about AI. AI has become the new trendy thing to hate. To such an extent that if someone dares to do something with it, they get attacked and bullied. But the real problem with AI is NOT that someone can use it to ghost write their book. Here is a little thread. 1/11

It could be that the only jobs remaining will be self employed services (though they may struggle to compete) and anything where human-to-human interaction is good PR. Receptionists are safe, front of house at restaurants and theatres, and trial lawyers. Make your own lists. 4/11

Here's a thought about AI. AI has become the new trendy thing to hate. To such an extent that if someone dares to do something with it, they get attacked and bullied. But the real problem with AI is NOT that someone can use it to ghost write their book. Here is a little thread. 1/11

Unlike the "built with robots" era of the 1980s and 1990s, which allowed factories to reduce their workforce (though long term, unemployment is lower), AI could threaten just about any job you can imagine. Beginning with those that don't have a physical component. (Won't need a robot). 2/11