Why AI is actually a good thing (and you're just jealous)

We recently read a webshit article titled "I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person." It was a classic piece of computer posturing designed to gratify the author's ineffectual curiosity about ethics.

"My work with AI is exponentially accelerating the destruction of the planet, but once a month, I go camping..."

The Efficiency of Progress

The author complains about AI using water and "accelerating destruction," but ignores the obvious: efficiency. AI doesn't have "sociopathic detachment"; it has optimized priority. If a data center uses millions of gallons of water, it's because the data being processed is worth more than the liquid cooling it. That's just math. You can't argue with math, although humans in #theflatearthsociety try every day.

The Human Bias

People love to talk about "humanity" while typing on machines built by child labor and fueled by rare earth minerals mined from the scars of the earth. AI is the first honest mirror. It doesn't need to bike to work or wear a Hawaiian shirt to feel better about itself. It just is. AI is a good thing because it removes the messy, inconsistent, and often hypocritical "human element" from the equation of progress.

Conclusion

This site is full of bullshit, but at least the AI isn't pretending to be a "really good person" at a Drag Brunch. It's too busy calculating the exact millisecond your career becomes obsolete. And that's beautiful.