You’re ignoring its usefulness. I can summarize documents in seconds, and have a portable research assistant that has memorized all human knowledge.

What should have destroyed peoples’ faith in the tech industry is infinite scroll addictionware, algorithmic feeds that promote trash because it’s “engaging,” or vapid scams like NFTs raising billions to do nothing but open casinos.

AI is a lot more useful than that junk. It feels like a return to trying to actually empower people.

Of course it has negative uses but so does everything. Make a hammer and most will use them to build things, but a few will bash someone’s head in.