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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The problem is, if you ask a economist how they would implement sweeping tariffs, steep across the board, the answer would be "Please don't." It's such a stupid fucking idea, every answer is wrong.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago

They probably also wouldn't set a specific tariff for an uninhabited island even if they did it under protest

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perfectly illustratibg how current "Ai" maybe an OK assistant to a trained professional for low level, mundane tasks... It cannot get close to replace the actual trained professional

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 1 points 7 hours ago

Then how is any new low level intern supposed to become a trained professional?? 🪿 🪿

FuckAI

They also asked ChatGPT about economists, and after conducting an exhaustive study on reddit and Twitter it reported back that everyone agrees economists are bad, mean, and wrong, and that you should just do what you think is best and everything will turn out fine, the same way it always has.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think that if the AI had been running the country, it wouldn't have suggested crashing the American economy and potentially that of the rest of the world in the first place, but if you ask it stupid questions then you'll get stupid answers.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

You're assuming that crashing the economy wasn't what it was asked how to do.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You seem to think AI understands anything. It literally does not understand anything.

[–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not the lighter's fault if someone uses it to burn down a forest. Especially if the lighter is yelling the whole time that it's a bad idea to burn down the forest!

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But it would be partly the lighters fault if it used up more power and water than most countries do.

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No? A lighter is a tool, it has no agency and as such can not carry blame. You can argue that the fault lies partly in the lap of the lighter's creator, but not the lighter itself.

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago

But isn't fossil fuel just a tool that generates power when ignited? Fossil fuels aren't inherently bad, just like the lighter isn't. But the fossil fuels are being used in an unbalanced way, driven by profit.

Fossil fuels aren't to blame, it's capitalism. But fossil girls are partly at fault here for sure

[–] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

That's probably how the penguins got included.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Something that I'd read as a kid in a work of fiction and would think is cool is actually dogshit in practice. It's no wonder I'm so pessimistic.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it's true they 100% used chatgpt but come on they don't have to show sexpestiny tweet for it