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What are some good uses for AI? (piefed.social)

submitted 13 hours ago by Jaegeras@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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AI can't be all that bad. The problem I'm always seeing with AI is a double-edged sword. You have corporations shoving AI in just about everything, treating it like its a cure for cancer and that really rubs people the wrong way. Then, on a more of a society level, you've got people who use AI for an assortment of things like making art with AI and still accredit themselves as an artist to people who treat AI like a therapist when it is not advised to.

However, I've found some benefits with AI. For example, I'm chatting with ChatGPT on credit cards, because it is something I may lean towards getting into. It's helping me better understand than most people have tried explaining to me. Simply because it is giving me a more stream-lined response than people just beating the bush.

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[–] seahag@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

AI has uses in the medical, scientific, and disabled communities. I've seen it helping blind people with shopping, with Google glasses or whatever reporting what they've picked up and describing it to them. It can also identify/predict cancer tissue early.

Generative AI is peak laziness and the death of human creativity. Using AI for companionship has a nasty effect on mental health.

AI should have only ever been an assistant in medical/scientific research in my opinion, simply because it's so damaging to the environment, economy, and society.