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Aussie105

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7. Whatever the question, AI isn't the answer.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:27 PM

20 hrs ago

Just wondering whereabouts people lost faith in human intelligence and experience, and want to handball anything complicated to AI.

The opportunity to do blame shifting?

'AI made me do it, don't blame me!'
'I was told AI was infallible!'

Sit back and let the machine do the driving?
(Looking at you, Tesla.)

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Ford AI fiasco: [View all] applegrove 23 hrs ago OP

So the executives who dictated that dumbshit AI policy, predictably failing & costing billions, have been canned, right? RockRaven 23 hrs ago #1

We can't get rid of the ruling class! struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #3

No, they got bonuses for buying AI and firing workers. JustABozoOnThisBus 23 hrs ago #4

"We don't need real intelligence. We'll just use simulated intelligence! What could go wrong?" struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #2

L - O - fucking L. "didn't pay as much attention ...." didn't start with AI RandomNumbers 23 hrs ago #5

A prime example of mgmt rushing to embrace new tech, thinking that it'll fix all, do all. Figures that they screwed up SWBTATTReg 23 hrs ago #6

Whatever the question, AI isn't the answer. Aussie105 20 hrs ago #7

It's not about losing faith in humans or their intelligence, it is as always about money. mucholderthandirt 11 hrs ago #8

AI hallucinates to an alarming degree! 🚔 justaprogressive 7 hrs ago #9