Hmm, being afraid of the race dynamics between countries and AI labs and "likely put[ting] an end to humanity" seems quite separate from whether or not someone uses AI, which itself is quite separate from AI usage by children and the effect this has on their education (which they could also use to learn more, rather than just skip out on homework). For sure, there is some connection between us getting used to the technology, to paying for it and the labs racing, but I imagine that the amount of investment they get dwarfs a single $20 subscription so much, ... (read more)
Disabling the YouTube app and installing NewPipe on my phone (and unhook in my browser) helped me a lot to reduce YT since it only shows your subscriptions (no Home, no sidebar or endcard recommendations), rather than an endless stream of videos you might like.
Hmm, being afraid of the race dynamics between countries and AI labs and "likely put[ting] an end to humanity" seems quite separate from whether or not someone uses AI, which itself is quite separate from AI usage by children and the effect this has on their education (which they could also use to learn more, rather than just skip out on homework). For sure, there is some connection between us getting used to the technology, to paying for it and the labs racing, but I imagine that the amount of investment they get dwarfs a single $20 subscription so much, ... (read more)