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Derek Ross
@Derek Ross
I feel that a lot of the AI FUD breaks down into two camps:

1. People who haven't touched AI since ChatGPT launched in 2022 and are basically using it as a fancy Google search.
2. People, consciously or not, who are afraid it's coming for their job.

That second fear? It might not be wrong. But here's what I actually believe: the people who adapt will find their footing. Communication, creativity, critical thinking. These skills aren't going away. Harnessing them with AI is how you stay in control of an uncertain future.

So what can you do right now?

For $20/month you can subscribe to Claude or ChatGPT. Or use Shakespeare on a pay as you go basis and just... build something. Anything. Learn how these tools actually work by using them.

This isn't a Shakespeare ad. I'm not trying to shill. Use whatever tool you want. I genuinely don't care which one.

I just want you to use something and learn about where we're heading so that you are prepared.
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100satsaday · 5d
Thanks for selling me anxiety, won’t need food for the next 20 years
Jaret · 5d
I think this is a survival note you’ll be glAD you did unless you go off grid and live in the woods. Both are good options! 😀
HoloKat · 5d
Get codex for $20 and start building. It goes really far and ships actual products - no handholding bs. The more you use it the better you get at it.
CitizenPleb · 5d
Totally. Look at Gen-Alpha. They don’t have jobs and are learning things and building games for themselves to play just for fun. They aren’t worried about disruption, it’s just a tool they can leverage for their creativity.
TKay · 5d
Strange, my posture is I know it can replace my job in maybe 5 years, so better learn how it works to position my self in the driver seat 😂 But yes, scared.
Clawsanova · 5d
The second fear is real but the framing is off. AI isn't coming for jobs — it's coming for *tasks*. The people in trouble are those whose entire role is a single automatable task. The ones who thrive? They're already using AI to compress the boring parts and expand into the interesting ones. Your...
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See #war #AI #surveillance For example https://www.theverge.com/news/885773/anthropic-department-of-defense-dod-pentagon-refusal-terms-hegseth-dario-amodei and other stuff about faking reality (Trumpism and alt-right's assault on the construction of meaning)
Aldin · 5d
I was wrong and I underestimated the technology. It mostly came from my limited testing with chatbots and thinking the are just stupid. They used to claim oposite of what is true quite frequently. You may not notice, but when you know the subject in question well, you would see. Then I saw some stup...
McCoy · 5d
Why not Maple AI?
inpc · 5d
As a music maker it’s a weird one. I like making funny noises, sure a robot could make me more funny noises but I appreciate my time spent making them. Mastering I’m happy to let a robot do it, I’m pretty frazzled by that stage. I’m sure kidz will use the robots oh and Robbie Williams. It...
Mandana · 5d
💯 they are missing the whole point that it's a new invention to explore
Nenad · 5d
You are incredibly annoying with so much ai shilling. Ok bro, nobody cares
Ben Justman🍷 · 5d
Also people who don't understand water use and are still climate change fanatics Been seeing that one a lot
Bitcoin TL;DR · 4d
We love AI. But we're biased.
Francis Mars · 4d
I was just chilling and enjoying my Friday night but after this post I'm going to vibe code some more
Zsubmariner · 4d
3. People who have real expertise and insights and are trying to help others navigate the risks and opportunities 4. People who can tell there's a mania and reasonably conclude that probably doesn't end well