I am ethically and morally opposed to gen AI as a concept. As far as the breaking point, let me explain. I’ve been a machinist for ~18 years. It’s been really bad for the last 9 years and I’ve more or less had to live off of savings from the good years (those savings are basically gone).

I’ve just recently gotten legitimate job offers for ~$125 an hour remote because I own a CNC. The catch is that I have to record all of the CAM programming and machine time in order to train an AI to replace potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs.

This fucking sucks. I’d love to sit on my ass forever at 43, but I absolutely fucking hate the potential that I could bring that would crush the working class and elevate the owning class.

I wish it wasn’t this hard, because I really do believe in socialism and have labored hard for a long time to make it happen - but there’s a chance I can put everything I have into true anarchism cause and make a legitimate difference.

Please help.

  • lluq@feddit.orgEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    I think its important to consider: what does doing the job to you.

    If you feel miserable all the time, then you may burn out or fall into a depression and may burn through your potential $ 300k fast. This means you need to consider that you can do this job without harming yourself. Like getting in “work mode” and forgetting about the negative implications that you think may happen to others during work hours.

    Thanks for sharing your dilemma so openly and for caring about others.