I run into trouble every time I try to use generative AI for something other than generating a vague outline or summarizing some content or translating from some text to another format of text. I just don't think it'll save us from doing the thinking and processing stuff that humans are best suited for. Else you'd spend more time trying to direct it than you would doing it yourself (assuming you could do it yourself I guess?) outside a few small tasks.
Maybe that's a good thing though?
@mauve what gen-ai tools do you use and how do you feel about the ethics of it all
@garbados Mostly been using local LLMs like Qwen2.5-coder. Have been adjacent to folks using the cloud based models but I haven't used them myself.
I'm not a fan of the closed source models but IMO the open ones can be useful for folks. e.g. I know of folks working on grant writing for indigenous folks and I think they can be handy for offline knowledge bases for coding/chatting. I'm not a fan of the ways in which capitalism is feeding and weaponizing the tech and the high energy usage
@mauve thanks, very interested in your perspective here. i’d have more questions but i have the flu :( anyway i hope you find joy in your efforts lately!