far too many people try to defend the technology as if the issues with “gen” AI aren’t inherent to LLMs as a whole. it’s tiring.

  • maria ~@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    25·
    3 months ago

    the OC asked why its fascistic and you answered essentially with “when it outputs something trained on my data, it feels bad, thus fascistic”.

    Maybe I’m missing something, but not liking something doesn’t make is fascist.

    EDIT: I guess imma add this: fascism is bad. but bad doesn’t necessarily mean it’s fascist.

    • HollowNaught@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      I can see where this guy is coming from, after all, the collection and conglomeration of everybody’s information is very fascist-esque, but reading their second comment I’m not even sure if that’s what they mean

      They’re honestly kind of just rambling about it not feeling good to be plagiarised from, which comes across as a little odd

    • cloudskater@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      15·
      3 months ago

      I was trying not to repeat what I already said in my other big response in this thread, so I just added another, more subjective point. Sorry, OC.

      However, while its mostly my own perspective, I think its still based in the same argument: taking inspiration from someone through appreciation of their work is (usually) honouring it. If nothing else, it shows that person’s art impacted another’s. An LLM, though, does nothing more then shamelessly regurgitate bits and pieces of that and other works in an aimless fashion. There is no rhyme or reason or thread of inspiration to retrace.

      Theres a reason fascists hate creativity, colourfulness, and differences between people: it goes against everything fascism stands for. LLMs were made with the intent to homogenize and steal from creatives, all while passing off output as at least somewhat original. I wouldn’t call Canada fascist, even though we do many fascistic things, like any country under capitalism. Not being strictly fascist doesn’t make those actions or laws any less so, however, and an LLM made by a non-fascist doesn’t make the concept of am LLM any less fascistic.