Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It seems to me that there is space between "I understand the externalities and downsides of this but I do it anyway" and "There's nothing wrong with that". I mean, I just flew across the Atlantic...8:29 AM · Oct 12, 2026 2203
Suresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · 12/10/2026↪ Replying to @emilymbender.bsky.socialFor sure. There is definitely a "I'll do it because it's convenient" aspect to some of this. And I'm ok with that for myself without necessarily advocating that everyone should do it. 230
no2nsense @no2nsense.bsky.social · 19h↪ Replying to @emilymbender.bsky.socialGreat post. I find fossil powered transportation to be a good analogy for chatbots. We can find ourselves having to use them but the harms must be collectively addressed. People are getting conned into worshipping an autocomplete loop around a bunch of weights. 000