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Google bribes iNaturalist to use generative AI — volunteers quit in outrage (pivot-to-ai.com)
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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

People were giving their time because they wanted to help people identify plants, not babysit an AI chatbot.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I believe it would be quite apt in this situation to say that Scotty doesn't know...