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Cake day: August 29th, 2023

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  • I think we’re in agreement, I have no real qualms with AI itself. In fact, I view it just like any other tool that takes skill to use properly and get useful results from. I actually look forward to how more accessible things will be when AI is just a background tool and not an over-hype beyond it’s capabilities (a lot of content creators I watch end up using some form of AI).

    Your automation’s are being checked, you’re inputting the draft, basic research is started from AI and then expanded on. All completely acceptable uses as a tool. It saves you time, did it really save @TragicNotCute@lemmy.world time to open the AI interface, fill the prompt, then copy paste onto here? Instead of, not replying? It feels exactly like your example of someone doing a google search and then linking the search results, completely unhelpful without a relevant article selected and hopefully an excerpt or “quote” from the relevant information in the article.


  • Totally not trying to be rude or have an unhappy attitude, very neutral and woke up not long ago. The AI-only stuff just isn’t what people come to Lemmy for (social-media)? You’ve also confused some points that you’re not accepting.

    “with what I believed was the right answer.” There was no way for you to know besides just “having faith”. If you used the AI response to further investigate and add to the conversation by confirming certain aspects or maybe more information you found… well then you’re using the AI as a helpful tool.

    Right now, you’re just using AI trying to replace any actual human response with no effort or thought on your part. “But I have zero personal information regarding it.” That last statement is probably why 80% of the downvotes exist. Use it as a tool to educate yourself as a starting point and confirming it’s results (just like math, you check your work).

    Apparently you and @daddy32@lemmy.world have missed out on the past few years of hilarious AI responses, misinformation, and general crap those algorithms can spit out. There have been millions of videos and articles explaining the dangers of using AI especially as an informational tool (i.e. Lawyers, coding, education, etc). You’ve decided to completely gloss over it all with no introspection and to use it for your comments lazily. Again, use it as a tool to enhance your comment, not as a replacement for your interaction (you’re literally just a fancy bot at that point).




  • I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make unless you’re saying no one has to create a Discord account, or have to download an app, or have to find an invite to locate the server. My keys are auto-generated and auto-saved, simple 20 second process. Forums are also a lot easier to sign up for than Discord, if you’re worried about making another account I don’t know what to tell ya because every service requires it.


  • If you can’t grasp it, that’s on you. It’s also why purity moralizing isn’t useful

    oh ok, thanks for the clarification.

    If people are not stepping up to do the community management and infrastructure work, I will go with the past of least resistance.

    That’s basically it in a nut shell, path of least resistance. Doesn’t refute any claims made in the article or arguments presented here. Just a shame another company has a stranglehold on a whole category of services that have to be used to participate in society … while developing FOSS.


  • The discussion seems very muddled and opinionated ITT because I’m not even sure if you’re talking about a Discord Server or a forum/communication platform on a dedicated server. You might be able to slap together a Discord server faster, but the organizational power and not putting that extra work on users for Discord participation makes forum’s superior. Part of the project development is sysadmin. If it’s not, why take it FOSS at all? Discord is designed to take up your time, those pretty bots and “perks” keep you viewing. What could’ve been a well thought out message on a board with a reply now becomes 20+ texts which you’re stuck communicating on. Rinse and repeat every day, on a forum you simply link the previous conversation and you’re done.

    I think it’s a neutral wash atm, Discord may be packaged better to be mainstream but it’s bloat all around with lots of negatives. Anyone saying Discord is better is just preference at this point, lots of counterintuitive comments like we need “real-time” communication but also anything else takes up project development, like Discord is some kind of time saver.


  • I think you might just be blinded by Discord for some reason. I’m not sure what “niche” you’re referring to with Discord that can’t be provided with forums (unless you’re worried about cosmetics I guess?). There are forums with real-time communications like chat, notifications, direct-messaging. I’m not trying to argue, getting your perspective is always helpful and might show something I’m missing, but your responses seem vague and not really a counter-point.