Is it though? To be blunt: these fuckers are evil. If anyone was still harbouring under the illusion otherwise needs to wake up. It’s a bit like people complaining about Optus: how many times have they gotta screw their customers before the customers go “oh, I’m getting the raw end here!”
I know all of this. I’ve been knowing this. Unfortunately these practices are reaching into every platform, just ramping up and being forced into every conceivable thing possible (not just social media) and it’s becoming inescapable. Refusal to engage is becoming less of an option.
I remember participating in citizen science programs helping to train AI to recognise cancer cells, and being excited at seeing how it was being used to generate simple legal forms for people who couldn’t afford a lawyer. Now it’s just being used to strip mine for profit, undermine workers rights/cut jobs and churn out deepfake revenge porn before regulations come in.
Is it though? To be blunt: these fuckers are evil. If anyone was still harbouring under the illusion otherwise needs to wake up. It’s a bit like people complaining about Optus: how many times have they gotta screw their customers before the customers go “oh, I’m getting the raw end here!”
I know all of this. I’ve been knowing this. Unfortunately these practices are reaching into every platform, just ramping up and being forced into every conceivable thing possible (not just social media) and it’s becoming inescapable. Refusal to engage is becoming less of an option.
I remember participating in citizen science programs helping to train AI to recognise cancer cells, and being excited at seeing how it was being used to generate simple legal forms for people who couldn’t afford a lawyer. Now it’s just being used to strip mine for profit, undermine workers rights/cut jobs and churn out deepfake revenge porn before regulations come in.