I was hanging out with my friend this weekend and he was showing me a local AI assistant he built. The thing was damned impressive and I think if we can get that shit running on potato hardware instead of top of the line hardware there's some real possibilities for it being a positive force for normal people. The current trend of how the technology is being used however is just an issue rooted in the ever pervading evils of our ruling class, which isn't a new development at all.
For real though, the hardware barrier is monstrous. Dude was maxing out 24GB of VRAM on a card that I can only wince at imagining the cost of.
Also, AI made me lose all interest in coding, which is not great when looking for a new job as a programmer
I sympathize with this. I've mostly been using it to figure out syntax for more obscure languages because the actually building of code is something I find rewarding.
I was hanging out with my friend this weekend and he was showing me a local AI assistant he built. The thing was damned impressive and I think if we can get that shit running on potato hardware instead of top of the line hardware there's some real possibilities for it being a positive force for normal people. The current trend of how the technology is being used however is just an issue rooted in the ever pervading evils of our ruling class, which isn't a new development at all.
For real though, the hardware barrier is monstrous. Dude was maxing out 24GB of VRAM on a card that I can only wince at imagining the cost of.
I sympathize with this. I've mostly been using it to figure out syntax for more obscure languages because the actually building of code is something I find rewarding.