the robot is your (only) friend
this isn't going to be a rant on the ethics or plagiarism of LLMs; those points have been talked about to death. instead, i want to bring up an observation of the behavior in those who build, and rely on, the robot:
have you noticed how individualistic they are?
for these folks, the robot is their work partner. the robot is their life partner. the robot is the artist they commission. the robot is their therapist. the robot is their physician. the robot is their shopping assistant. the robot is their tax agent. never once have they thought to ask a living, breathing person to work with them.
and it begs the question, how antisocial do you have to be, how little do you have to trust in humans, that you would sooner trust the output of a robot? ...don't answer that, i already know your excuses; the robot never says no, the robot never complains, the robot is easier, the robot is cheaper. but is the robot good at what it does?
...no! it's not! not even close!
asking someone for help, and then watching them turn to the robot, is like going to an italian restaurant that serves you frozen lasagna reheated in a microwave. it's a betrayal. the difference is that society isn't complaining enough about the former.
human societies are built on cooperation. hardly anything gets achieved by doing it all alone, and for the ones who do make something special by themselves, it takes years of hard work. so when you'd rather work with the robot, it tells me that you don't give a flying [REDACTED] about your community, your friends, your family, or the planet. you have your excuses. but you know what you don't have? the respect of your community. your community, who would be more than willing to help you achieve what you want, as long as you open up to them.
so turn off the robot, and work with humans again! we don't bite! ...usually.
