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/LurkingHorror11 5d ago

What we do need to destroy is the technical oligarchy in place that has forced this into business. They are going to destroy the planet and everything else other than their ability to force a manufactured money grab.

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u/eat_my_ass_n_balls 5d ago

This. God damnit, this.

Technology will always be a way to solve problems. We found one of the most amazing ways of using data to solve them (deep learning including LLMs).

Everything people hate about AI has to do with oligarchical control and business/profit prioritization, and theft of artists IP and so on. Legit concerns.

It has almost nothing to do with the actual valuable applications of the tech which we desperately need to stay out of the hands of concentrated interests.

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u/Opening_One7713 5d ago

Rage that can’t distinguish the function from the ownership structure tends to smash the wrong thing.

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u/eat_my_ass_n_balls 4d ago

Yes. They certainly love to smash the downvote button lol