Ludditism wasn't that far from Marxism tho? I guess they only had what Lenin refers to as "trade union consciousness" rather than "true class consciousness" in that they just had revendications that involved bargaining with the capitalists rather than overthrowing them; but that's still part of the worker movement, and they did a lot. Breaking the machines that were used to replace the workers was just a part of it.

[–] awth13@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I meant buying into capitalist marketing :p

Good point besides that!

[–] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I guess what I was really answering to was the comparison with Luddites. Luddites never thought tbe tanning machines were sentient beings taking over, and I don't think most of the people criticising AI as a threat do either. The use of the word "AI" is questionable, but it's been used for a long time to refer to even more basic programs, like pathfinders or programming videogame enemies.

[–] awth13@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

It is hard to disentangle the corpo AI hype slop, the genuine attempts to move technology forward, and the public's flawed understanding of both. It be a source of many a confusion!