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Journeyman

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8. It comes up when I do internet searches . . .

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 11:18 PM

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and I can't figure out how to turn it off. I ignore it as much as possible, as I prefer to make my own decisions, but I'm sure AI's purveyors count my forced participation in their schemes as a "satisfied customer."

Beyond this peripheral involvement, I've no use for AI, for a host of reasons.

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This answer from AI scared the crap out of me [View all] uponit7771 Yesterday OP

AI edhopper Yesterday #1

Right?! Seems worse, there still a need for housing ... after 10 minutes this thing tells people there's no real need uponit7771 18 hrs ago #12

I use it daily for work Bristlecone Yesterday #2

I was tryna use it for embedded ... there are few data models that are trained for it thoroughly uponit7771 18 hrs ago #13

I have used once or twice by accident ( I had inadvertently mwmisses4289 Yesterday #3

The three times I have used Chat GPT, it gave Scrivener7 Yesterday #4

Ai should be illegal imo SheltieLover Yesterday #5

Ask the question "What are all the applications for AI?" Frasier Balzov Yesterday #6

Nearly 80% of "apps" are the it works on my machine type that a small and harder for AI to mess up. uponit7771 18 hrs ago #14

I used it one time at work during a Luciferous Yesterday #7

It comes up when I do internet searches . . . Journeyman Yesterday #8

Someone on DU posted this tip. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much for the tip . . . Journeyman 15 hrs ago #18

AI will not be the primary purpose for these data centers. hunter 23 hrs ago #9

Can't help but think this too, or the MAG7 CEOs are **REALLY** not that smart and betting on one person demand uponit7771 18 hrs ago #15

The AI people might not be that smart... hunter 13 hrs ago #22

I probably use it 2-5x/wk on average. Maru Kitteh 20 hrs ago #10

I mostly use it to try to understand physics and biology. scipan 20 hrs ago #11

Would you pay monthly for it? if so how much? thx in advance uponit7771 16 hrs ago #16

No. I would draw the line there for ethical reasons. Nt scipan 7 hrs ago #23

I don't use it, but I do watch it, thanks to a certain turtle sakabatou 15 hrs ago #19

Ai is more reason why we have to keep our democracy. RoeVWade 15 hrs ago #21

If you build it they will come.... KentuckyWoman 15 hrs ago #20