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[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 190 points 5 days ago (12 children)

My only regret is I never had a chatgpt subscription in the first place to cancel.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 117 points 5 days ago

That's a win, not a regret 👍

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I hate chatbots because they are an affront to personhood, language, and the very concept of meaning. You hate chatbots because some of the manufacturers donate to a political party in a failing empire.

We are allies

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[–] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 62 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Unfortunately I can't help with the acceleration. Can't cancel a subscription that never started

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Break into someones house and cancel theirs.

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 days ago (42 children)

Why not break into the CEO's house and unsubscribe them from their life?

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 99 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (13 children)

I'm in postgrad study at the moment and the amount of university students that rely on ChatGPT for 80%+ of their assignment/project work has really shaken my trust in the current gen coming out of higher education.

This is after the unit lecturers have each belaboured the point that GenAI must be 'used responsibly and with care to triple-check any output is valid and understood - and that any confirmed plagiarism or hallucinated references are an 'instant zero' on assignments.

They don't care. It's easier than reading textbooks and thinking.

(All this to say - I don't think #QuitChatGPT will have much effect on those using it regularly, regardless of their morals)

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 53 points 5 days ago (10 children)

I swear I don't understand college students who work so hard not to learn.

It's like they want to get as little education for their money as possible.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 81 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The purpose of college today isn't to learn, it's to get a degree.

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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because being more intelligent than before isn't the point anymore. It's to get a $50k certificate that says you can do jobs unrelated to what you studied. It's shows that you are breakable and thus likely to be a good worker.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

a $50k certificate

Ah, the good old days.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 24 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Because they're not going to college to learn, they're going to get a degree. The prevailing mentality is "I'm paying for this so that I can go through the motions and graduate so that I'll meet the minimum qualifications for an entry level position."

It's a result of the commodification of education: treating universities like a business rather than as centers of learning. Everything's transactory.

Professors are afraid to fail students because the administration wants the best retention ratings, and cause bad reviews might mean they lose their jobs.

Oh, and because expecting college students to actually learn something is elitist, apparently...

Don't get caught forming coherent thoughts in complete sentences with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Someone might accuse you of being petite bourgeois and get your professor fired for playing favorites...

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[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 21 points 5 days ago (4 children)

It’s gonna be like when cell phones got popular and suddenly no one could remember anyone’s phone number anymore, but this time it will be that they can’t remember anything

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 53 points 4 days ago

Can't cancel a subscription I never had.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Sorry. I can't do that. I can't cancel my subscription to Chatgpt. I just can't......

......because I never subscribed in the first place.

[–] arcine@jlai.lu 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I need one clarification : If I start using chatGPT like crazy, without a subscription, does this help (by making user numbers look good) or hinder (by burning computing resources for no revenue) the company ?

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have barely used any of the AI products that have been around for the last few years. But what little I have used them for they've been fairly adequate for my desires I can't imagine paying for that though.

Like I use co-pilot (because management insist we use it for something), to rewrite emails into corporate speak. And I guess it's nice not to have to do that anymore but it's not something I'd pay for.

I just don't understand these AI bros I really don't.

[–] bestelbus22@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I'm a programmer, AI is really good at programming and I use it everyday at work. But you really need to be careful and read and understand EVERY LINE the AI gave you and judge if it's correct architecturally, maintainable, fits the direction of the product etc etc etc.

I let it write tests and mundane mapping functions mostly, but it's still pretty useful as an "assistant".

The tech bros all come from this programming world and I think they got a bit too enthousiastic about the technology. An LLM is not a human brain.

[–] tux@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Can we get some citations besides an image someone posted? I did a cursory look and couldn’t substantiate any of this. The only real news is Nvidia saying their last round of investments in openAI and Anthropic would probably be their last.

Genuine question. I know it’s fun to hate on AI slop and openAI in general, but there are enough real facts, don’t feel like we need any made up ones to win folks over

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 days ago (3 children)

When you use ChatGPT you chat with Trump!

Cancel your subscription today!

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[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (4 children)

It is kinda concerning how few people actually remember the 2008 Recession and what precedent the US state solidified in its response. A key feature of neoliberal politics is the extraction of public capital through state subsidies and cronyist deal-making. These companies understand that bailouts are a genuine and secure route for capital injection should they sustain a consistent loss. Y'all think it's a coincidence all this coverage of AI company losses followed their realization that there is no way for the US to build up its infrastructure to effectively challenge Chinese AI capabilities?

This is the business model, it's why they're so open and vocal about AI sucking even though they depend on its speculative value and its why they've spent so much on collecting liquidation assets in hardware and real-estate despite the obvious inability to meet the infrastructure demands.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Oh I remember 2008 quite. I lost most of my teenage years to homelessness because economies collapsed due to America's capitalist bullshit.

During that time I had to struggle for food, had junkies threaten and attack my family, and nearly died shitting and puking blood due to contaminated water.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imagine paying money to subscribe to an AI company.

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (12 children)

There is no reason for me to cancel my ChatGPT subscription if I never even started a ChatGPT subscription.

Not sure how anyone can say "fuck AI" and still actually sorta use AI.

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[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 days ago (8 children)

If you have or had a ChatGPT subscription you’re part of the problem too

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 42 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you ever bought a consumer product brought forth by capitalism you are also a part of the problem.

But that doesn’t mean individuals can’t learn and try to be better themselves.

All of humanity will have to work to better ourselves if we want a future for our species.

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[–] WorldieBoi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

People pay for GPT?!

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