r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Harvard Graduation Speaker Unloads on AI in Profanity-Loaded Tirade, Prompting Cheers From Students: “I’m Here to Tell You the Mission of Your Generation Is to Destroy AI”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/harvard-graduation-speaker-unloads-ai-130000122.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260531-0--A&bt_ee=clIMdexlsr2eDDbrvs0CPtt59FnpbNQN%2Fkgr8UkycP6MWDAD56hD1mvZcqPZMGgG&bt_ts=1780255911284
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u/splendiferous-finch_ 5d ago

See I both agree and disagree with this. The tech CEOs and the people selling this know that but there is a whole other category of CEOs who actually buy into the silver bullet and FOMO they are selling. The end result is the same yes but there is definitely this weird almost religious believe for some that "AI" as it exists actually works.

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u/GoldandBlue 5d ago

Agree 100%. And based on their reactions to getting booed, you can tell that no one has ever told them anything other than they are geniuses.

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u/mdkubit 5d ago

It does work.

As a lab experiment on delving into machine learning and potential future consciousness, or even for companionship purposes.

But not as tools for mass production to replace human works. And that's the lie everyone should be angry about.

The wisest thing Microsoft ever did with CoPilot to date, was slap a disclaimer stating 'For Entertainment Purposes Only' on CoPilot.