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Online sentiment splits sharply over whether AI helps or hollows out skill

Bluesky user rejects the phrase "AI is just a tool"

2 Sep 18 3:16 PM · 8d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 6

A widely-shared Bluesky post argues the phrase excuses scrutiny of the AI industry, describing AI as chatbots, agents, data centers and unwanted features rather than a neutral tool.

“ai is an industry led by psychos, ai is chatbots, ai is agents, ai is data centers, ai is shitty features in software that doesn't need it”

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jenniferplusplus Software engineer, Mastodon posterBrett Codes (brettcodes.bsky.social) Bluesky postervasko Hacker News posterstart_select Reddit commenter, mentoring engineerChemical_Job7027 Reddit poster, IT student

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