Why holding a moral stance against AI can lead to social and professional isolation
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Summary
A tech professional expresses frustration about being anti-AI in a pro-AI world. The author claims to understand the technology deeply but believes AI (specifically generative AI) cannot produce positive outcomes worth the harms already caused. They feel like an outcast both within and outside the tech industry for holding this moral stance, and express exhaustion from the social and professional isolation that comes with opposing the dominant AI narrative.
Key quotes
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This makes me an outcast. In tech, and out of it.
I am so tired o
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