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  • Some things should never have AI because it makes them worse. Your toaster, fridge, toothbrush bedside light, sofa, monitor, bicycle, mouse, keyboard, etc. Adding AI to these makes them strictly worse. Of course the same is true in software. If you have software that does what you want now, poisoning it with AI is purely destructive.

    And then there are mixed cases. You could throw in AI and possibly solve some problems or add new features, but maybe your cure is worse than the original issue, and maybe most people don’t like the new features… So then in the commercial world, the bosses will force you to add AI to drive sales, because version bumps sell product, even if the general public thinks it’s shit.

    But hey, you do you. Say it is inevitable. Say it will be everywhere when we didn’t need it to get what we already have, which is quite amazing already. I think reality shows our skills and proves you wrong.










  • This is the key point. One supports or supposed policies. But “nuclear” is not one; it’s a power source, not a policy. So then the serious discussions are what new power plants to build, and when to retire current nuclear plants… And those are both worthwhile topics with totally different considerations and answers.

    It also depends where you live, because the alternatives are geographically dependent. Are you in South Dakota? Might wanna do solar or wind.

    It also depends what scale you mean. A slightly wealthy homeowner in the US can afford their rooftop solar, but many people can’t afford it or can’t install it. And this matters, right? If the power companies are fucking us over, using less of their juice is a good idea, but only of we can… And this all ties into the relative benefits of nuclear.