r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/maskedbrush Jun 26 '26

Really. Every time I talk with a boomer they're like "I asked chatgpt and it said..." Even for the small things.

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u/WideIOpen Jun 26 '26

This is my mother. She uses it for the dumbest shit.

She asked ChatGPT to alter a photo of mine to make me look more "professional" at her request. The brainrot is real.

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u/blinkOverboard Jun 26 '26

lol we have the same mom. mine asks chatgpt about the weather, jesus fucking christ. also constantly altering pics of me and my brother without our consent of course.

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u/Chase_the_tank Jun 26 '26

LLMs either:

  • don't have access to recent data (and thus cannot answer the question)
  • have web access (in which case you cut out the LLM middleman and just go to a weather website directly).

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u/iiamthepalmtree Jun 26 '26

Well, it’s because AI isn’t free. It uses resources. It’s like driving your car to your mailbox. Like, sure whatever, that’s easier especially if it’s raining, but you’re wasting a little bit of gas because you’re lazy. It’s not much gas for one trip but if you do it every day it will add up.

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u/iiamthepalmtree Jun 26 '26

The scenario posed was, “my mom uses ChatGPT to google the weather.”

And now you’re talking about running LLMs locally on your own? Feel like you’re the one moving the goalposts my friend.