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YouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI Use
gizmodo.com/youtuber-hank-green-is-facing-a-fan-revolt-over-his-ai-use-2000793672
GizmodoYouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI UseHe says his loved ones don't think his LLM use has been "healthy."
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
There are few people I trust more than Hank Green when it comes to something like AI.
His recent history puts him at the bottom of the list of people I would trust regarding AI.
YouTubeYour Favorite Science YouTubers Are Wrong About AI, (e.g. SciShow, Kurzgesagt, and Kyle Hill )Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
His quote from the article:
“[…] I need to come to terms with the fact that the level of dopamine I’ve been getting from interacting with LLMs…with doing more and more and more and more…is not healthy for me or good for the world. It is careless, and has disconnected me from where people are on this.
I was talking about this with [my wife] Katherine last night and she did not pull any punches. Frankly, neither did [my brother] John. Neither of them think I’ve been being healthy. I need to readjust.”
Not really knowing the drama before today, it seems like he is being very rational and speaking honestly about the effects LLMs are having on his behavior and that he identified he needs to change, which is what the whole article is about.
The article (Hank Green understanding himself) and the comment I was responding to (Hank Green misleading people about AI) are two similar different topics that can and should be judged separately.
I was responding to the person who said he was generally trustworthy about the topic in general, with what I think is a significant counterexample.
from jasonHank Green And The Fantastical Tales of God AIsIn his two latest videos, Hank Green promotes AI-doomerist rhetoric that sounds a lot like big tech talking points.Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
I guess it’s up to the reader to determine if the linked article from a few days ago of Hank reflecting bullish attitude should be judged separately from the articles and videos months ago about his behavior he has since identified as problematic. Maybe he used to be a piece of shit, not anymore? People can change.
Replying to @bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Slicked back hair, sloppy steaks at Truffoni’s.
Replying to @cattywampas@lemmy.world
People can change
I don’t associate these two different events as evidence of a shift in personal stances, because they can both be things he believes at the same time. That also means that hopefully people can empathize with him even while disagreeing with his stances about some things.
(If his stance did change, that would be great and I wouldn’t want to deny it, but his video promoting AI lobbyists is still unfortunately up.)