For some context around this sub r/BetterOffline, they follow Ed Zitron who is an AI denier, AI skeptic, or whatever you want to call him. He's on the extreme end.
They basically deny everything positive AI brings. If AI cures cancer, they'll say but AI hasn't cured aging yet so it's still useless. If AI solves a math conjecture, they'll say but AI hallucinated that one time so we can't use it. The goal post keeps moving. It's the opposite of r/accelerate.
When I read the sub, I can't help but get a cult-following feeling. They'll twist facts and bend them to their beliefs. It's not much different than people who seriously think the Earth is flat in my opinion.
They basically deny everything positive AI brings. If AI cures cancer, they'll say but AI hasn't cured aging yet so it's still useless. If AI solves a math conjecture, they'll say but AI hallucinated that one time so we can't use it. The goal post keeps moving. It's the opposite of r/accelerate.
When I read the sub, I can't help but get a cult-following feeling. They'll twist facts and bend them to their beliefs. It's not much different than people who seriously think the Earth is flat in my opinion.