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Per Axbom
@axbom@axbom.me  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Going from: "I wanted the computer to do this well-defined task, and it did it, and saved me some time because I can verify that what it did is aligned with my intent, and correct."

Going to: "I asked the computer random stuff and I'm 'obeying' without knowing why or how the output came about. I don't care much about understanding my own will anymore as long as the software says 'AI' on the label."

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Mark Crocker
@mcrocker@indieweb.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@span axbom this is why @span pluralistic is writhing articles about "Reverse Centaurs". It wasn't until I saw the image in this article, https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/#there-is-an-alternative , that the meme really stuck in my head though 🤣

#ReverseCentaur

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eswillwalker
@ELS@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@span mcrocker @span axbom @span pluralistic “digital asbestos.” I love that metaphor.
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Dave Winer ☕️
@davew@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

@axbom

Well put. And the new computer encourages this by always leading to the next step, and it’s always wrong.

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