• Jax@sh.itjust.works
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      15 hours ago

      Oh, I was genuinely curious — this very same argument can be used when talking about guns. This very same argument is used when talking about guns.

      This wasn’t an attempt at a strawman, I’m merely drawing parallels. To say that this one topic is one where Lemmy focuses on the tool and not the people using them is false.

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        15 hours ago

        The better comparison I’ve seen is knives. Knives have multiple purposes, yet they can also be used quite dangerously. Guns on the other hand only really have one purpose. Since AI can at least be used for other more useful stuff (think protein folding), I would say they are closer to knives.