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utopiahyesterday at 11:07 AM1 replyview on HN

If you get lost on the ice and you have someone who confidently tells you the path but is sometimes wrong, is it actually helpful?

PS: sorry if the analogy is a bit wonky but it's quite dear to me as I do ice skating on frozen lakes and it's basically a life or death information "game" that I can relate to. It might not be a great analogy for others.


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endymion-lightyesterday at 11:13 AM

Haha it's a good analogy, i'm being a little bit argumentative for the sake of it potentially.

I guess in my view - the main alternative you'd have beforehand is just to drown.

For me, AI sits in a space where if you know how to use it, it can tell you all the thin spots of the ice accurately. You can then verify those spots, but there's a level of personal responsibility of verification.

I'd agree there's currently a ton of people that are using these tools to essentially just find the specific route - but i'd argue those people probably shouldn't be skating in the first place, and would've fallen one way or the other.

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