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[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

apologies for just linking to my own bsky post but I'm lazy: https://bsky.app/profile/scgriffith.bsky.social/post/3m4qjnkeyls23

tl;dr I've gotten a bit suspicious that "AI users will be genocided" posts on reddit are a nazi op

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 7 points 1 day ago (9 children)

It's been a while since I used Reddit. Is the thesis that subscribers to ChatGPT will be rounded up and killed? By whom? For what stated reason? It sounds like a weird inversion of victimhood, considering the number of GenAI user (even if they're just casual users) and the massive money and hype around GenAI by companies and way too many govs.

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 11 points 1 day ago (7 children)

frankly that's the most detailed I've seen it get. usually it's more like this

"this is why ai generated content needs to be labeled", reply portraying ai artists as a continuation of holocaust victims

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