The most interesting divide isn’t optimism versus fear. It’s people using AI to solve problems versus corporations using problems to justify AI. One side builds translation tools and accessible services; the other adds a chatbot to your fridge and calls it a revolution. Maybe skepticism is just pattern recognition.
One side builds translation tools and accessible services; the other adds a chatbot to your fridge and calls it a revolution.
Fuck the second one, may the company's CEO always have damp underwear and pillow always 40°C warm. Recently someone introduced me to a bank and then said "it's powered by AI!", which i went to the site and the site also said "it's powered by AI! It makes banking easier and quick!". It's a chatbot, Tim, typing lots of word is never gonna be faster than just clicking button.
Professor and chair in Inclusive AI cultures at Utrecht University and founder of the Inclusive AI lab
AI queen promotes AI slop.
tl;dr: Rest of the world embraces AI slop. West is being stupid.
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