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zabadoh ani.social zabadoh@ani.social
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DaddleDew lemmy.world DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

Working for an unfeeling entity that only cares about profits and doesn't care about you.

Sounds like working for any large corporation but with better pay.

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CIA_chatbot lemmy.world CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#3 · Quote Reply

How is the AI actually paying the human? Last I heard AI’s lack you know, money

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JoshuaFalken lemmy.world JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#4 · Quote Reply

I don't know anything about the writer, but this sure reads like the machine is doing more good than bad. Even touting that human jobs are being created, as if counting pigeons for an afternoon is sufficient to make up for having been replaced at the grocers by a machine.

Also, wouldn't the machine needing to know how many pigeons you saw only need to know that because some other person asked it? In effect, isn't this just 'middle-machining' a gig job between two people?

I half want to give it a go and just provide wrong results from my couch, collecting some of those sweet VC bucks.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
#5 · Quote Reply

Working for an unfeeling entity that only cares about profits and doesn't care about you. Sounds like working for any large corporation but with better pay.

What if the AI are better employers than capitalists and we just end up working for them?

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
#6 · Quote Reply

How is the AI actually paying the human? Last I heard AI’s lack you know, money

Agents my dude. Idiots let the AI into their Venmo and shit.

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frustrated_phagocytosis fedia.io frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-03
#7 · Quote Reply

So you are hiring people to to odd/temp jobs. Why does ai need to be involved here?

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
#8 · Quote Reply

I don't know anything about the writer, but this sure reads like the machine is doing more good than bad. Even touting that human jobs are being created, as if counting pigeons for an afternoon is sufficient to make up for having been replaced at the grocers by a machine. Also, wouldn't the machine needing to know how many pigeons you saw only need to know that because some other person asked i...

Counting pigeons sounds nice. Out in nature, lots of fresh air, and you can afford food because you’re making twice what you make at the grocer.

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chemical_cutthroat lemmy.world chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
#9 · Quote Reply

Based on the mathematical capabilities of most LLMs I know, I can just fudge the numbers by an order of magnitude and the boss won't know the difference.

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kata1yst sh.itjust.works kata1yst@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-02-16
#10 · Quote Reply

What if the AI are better employers than capitalists and we just end up working for them?

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism.

Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism?

I fucking do.

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JoshuaFalken lemmy.world JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#11 · Quote Reply

Counting pigeons sounds nice. Out in nature, lots of fresh air, and you can afford food because you’re making twice what you make at the grocer.

Oh sure, I'd be happy as a peach counting pigeons for an afternoon. Trouble is it's only for an afternoon where the grocer had me on a two week schedule.

Then again, might not be hired to count pigeons again when I put twelve million pigeons on my tps report haha.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
#12 · Quote Reply

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism. Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism? I fucking do.

Humans have managed to kill millions of each other and start a mass extinction. I’m happy to give the machines a chance.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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Oh sure, I'd be happy as a peach counting pigeons for an afternoon. Trouble is it's only for an afternoon where the grocer had me on a two week schedule. Then again, might not be hired to count pigeons again when I put twelve million pigeons on my tps report haha.

Do you want to eat or do you want to afford rent next month? Maybe the machine has more pigeons to count.

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gravitas_deficiency sh.itjust.works gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-20
#14 · Quote Reply

This is so, so cursed

Computer, end program.

Computer, exit.

…

~fuck~

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foggy lemmy.world foggy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#15 · Quote Reply

Working for an unfeeling entity that only cares about profits and doesn't care about you. Sounds like working for any large corporation but with better pay.

$30 an hour to poison their data while I'm doing my actual job sounds tight to me idk bruh

They can fire me but they can't not pay me.

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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
#16 · Quote Reply

Counting pigeons sounds nice. Out in nature, lots of fresh air, and you can afford food because you’re making twice what you make at the grocer.

Bring a second set of clothes and a hat.

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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
#17 · Quote Reply

This is so, so cursed Computer, end program. Computer, exit. … ~fuck~

I can't do that, Hal.

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-26
#18 · Quote Reply

Humans have managed to kill millions of each other and start a mass extinction. I’m happy to give the machines a chance.

At the moment, they want to start nuclear war. Maybe we need to convince them otherwise, before we consider "giving the machines a chance."

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GregorGizeh lemmy.zip GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-08-15
#19 · Quote Reply

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism. Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism? I fucking do.

I dont care much for the gay part, but as long as it is voluntary i'm game

(Needs some actual fucking ai tho, not probability guessing machines)

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
#20 · Quote Reply

At the moment, they want to start nuclear war. Maybe we need to convince them otherwise, before we consider "giving the machines a chance."

At this point I want a nuclear war. At least I won’t have to wake up early tomorrow.

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terwn43lp lemmy.world toxicbubble@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#21 · Quote Reply

skynet has begun

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-16
#22 · Quote Reply

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism. Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism? I fucking do.

❤️

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-16
#23 · Quote Reply

$30 an hour to poison their data while I'm doing my actual job sounds tight to me idk bruh They can fire me but they can't not pay me.

Wanna bet?

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foggy lemmy.world foggy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#24 · (edited) Quote Reply

Wanna bet?

Yes. I will absolutely take you on that bet. Will you do crypto? I'd prefer Monero. I will provide wallet address and receipts.

I will happily take your money on top of theirs.

Let's say 7:10 dollar for dollar. Will you match every dollar I successfully earn 7:1? I'll pay you 10x what I am owed if I am not paid what owed for my work.

To be clear, if I need to sue to get this income, it may take as long as 36 months in extreme circumstances.

Something tells me you won't take this bet.

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bitjunkie lemmy.world bitjunkie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-19
#25 · Quote Reply

Agents my dude. Idiots let the AI into their Venmo and shit.

What if the AI devops have actually been exposing all these vulns on purpose

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#26 · Quote Reply

Have you read "The Culture"? Because handing over power to the AI Minds is how you get utopian hedonistic gay space socialism. Do you want utopian hedonistic gay space socialism? I fucking do.

I get most of what you're saying.....but what's the space part? I like living on ground. I mean, I'm not opposed to a new planet. We could travel there. But I'd like to live on a planet.

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#27 · Quote Reply

I dont care much for the gay part, but as long as it is voluntary i'm game (Needs some actual fucking ai tho, not probability guessing machines)

Fucking AI? I think pornhub has that....

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daannii lemmy.world daannii@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-08
#28 · Quote Reply

There is an interesting video on this by Upper Echelon.

Well researched video.

https://youtu.be/rsw8FNB1wLc

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#29 · Quote Reply

At this point I want a nuclear war. At least I won’t have to wake up early tomorrow.

Maybe we can just nuke Chicago. Nothing of value would be lost.

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#30 · Quote Reply

$30 an hour to poison their data while I'm doing my actual job sounds tight to me idk bruh They can fire me but they can't not pay me.

They pay you in AI dollars.

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𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 lemmy.world Witchfire@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-07
#31 · Quote Reply

So you are hiring people to to odd/temp jobs. Why does ai need to be involved here?

Profit

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#32 · Quote Reply

How is the AI actually paying the human? Last I heard AI’s lack you know, money

I heard corporations are throwing trillions of dollars into AI.

And plus Mark Zuckerberg is rich. We can all agree that Mark Zuckerberg is AI, right?

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tomiant piefed.social tomiant@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-13
#33 · Quote Reply

$30 an hour? uhh... Where do they offer these jobs again?

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-16
#34 · Quote Reply

Yes. I will absolutely take you on that bet. Will you do crypto? I'd prefer Monero. I will provide wallet address and receipts. I will happily take your money on top of theirs. Let's say 7:10 dollar for dollar. Will you match every dollar I successfully earn 7:1? I'll pay you 10x what I am owed if I am not paid what owed for my work. To be clear, if I need to sue to get this income, it may take...

Hmm. Chat, what is the ratio of wage theft lawsuits losses to actual wins? How many
wins were actually paid in a timely manner?

_https://www.nelp.org/app/uploads/2023/07/Workers-Lose-Billions-Unpaid-Wages-Every-Year.pdf_

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unknown1234_5 kbin.earth unknown1234_5@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-12-02
#35 · Quote Reply

you should crosspost this to some fuckai comms

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kata1yst sh.itjust.works kata1yst@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-02-16
#36 · (edited) Quote Reply

I get most of what you're saying.....but what's the space part? I like living on ground. I mean, I'm not opposed to a new planet. We could travel there. But I'd like to live on a planet.

The 'space' part is just what happens in "The Culture" book series. They tend to stick to gigantic ships or space stations that have ecosystems, mountain ranges, and seas.

Though really it'd be classified as more anarcho-socialism I suppose.

I'm with you, Earth is better than we deserve and we should be focused on the problems we have here.

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Lost_My_Mind lemmy.world Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-07
#37 · Quote Reply

The 'space' part is just what happens in "The Culture" book series. They tend to stick to gigantic ships or space stations that have ecosystems, mountain ranges, and seas. Though really it'd be classified as more anarcho-socialism I suppose. I'm with you, Earth is better than we deserve and we should be focused on the problems we have here.

we should be focused on the problems we have here.

Such as restoring earths beauty. There is ZERO reason why something absurd like 40% of America is just......parking lots. Or abandoned warehouses. Or abandoned malls.

This may surprise most people, but, this country is naturally beautiful! And it can be again!

We just gotta kick this bad habit we've had for 200+ years of forced slavery, and profit chasing.

Oh, and also, no more pedophile presidents.

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ikt aussie.zone Eyekaytee@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-06-17
#38 · Quote Reply

so like fiver but with ai?

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mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#39 · (edited) Quote Reply

Hmm. Chat, what is the ratio of wage theft lawsuits losses to actual wins? How many wins were actually paid in a timely manner? _https://www.nelp.org/app/uploads/2023/07/Workers-Lose-Billions-Unpaid-Wages-Every-Year.pdf_

Joke's on them... even if they don't pay it's not like I valued the time I spent on it anyway.

And I certainly didn't do a good job.

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#40 · Quote Reply

When chatbots die away they will qualify for government subsidies by showing the employees as excuse.

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-16
#41 · Quote Reply

Joke's on them... even if they don't pay it's not like I valued the time I spent on it anyway. And I certainly didn't do a good job.

❤️

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CIA_chatbot lemmy.world CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#42 · Quote Reply

I heard corporations are throwing trillions of dollars into AI. And plus Mark Zuckerberg is rich. We can all agree that Mark Zuckerberg is AI, right?

I think he’s a lizard person, maybe a lizard person AI?

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baltakatei sopuli.xyz baltakatei@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
#43 · (edited) Quote Reply

Sounds like Daemon (2006) by Daniel Suarez in which a decision tree established and runs a criminal organization to parasitize then displace nation-states by hiring talented people disaffected by corrupt governments.

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#44 · Quote Reply

Maybe we can just nuke Chicago. Nothing of value would be lost.

Maybe it's just me but in this age of MAGA proposing attacking blue urban areas, I find this joke less funny. :/ Sorry.

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#45 · Quote Reply

so like fiver but with ai?

faiver

do me a faiver, guv? lol

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-04-14
#46 · Quote Reply

Look! Another FLOC of door knobs! No, definetly not a pigeon! That's a door knob!

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Dogyote slrpnk.net Dogyote@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-09-30
#47 · Quote Reply

Where are they getting real money to pay people?

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WorldsDumbestMan lemmy.today WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
Joined: 2024-12-05
#48 · Quote Reply

At this point I want a nuclear war. At least I won’t have to wake up early tomorrow.

It's more humane than the overcomplicated shit the Epstein Island people want. Why don't they start already? Cmon Ukraine, get to Moscow...

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PlzGivHugs sh.itjust.works PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-05
#49 · (edited) Quote Reply

I looked at the site. Its just Fiverr, but without all the moderation/features that make the site usable, and with AI in the name. The majority of the listings were either obvious scams or were spam. Even those that weren't were pretty consistantly paying under $10 an hour. Beyond that, only one or two had anything to do with AI.

Edit: actually, Fiverr is more a marketplace for those hiring. This is bounties, so its closer to Craigslist - esspecially given the lack of moderation or verification.

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Telex sopuli.xyz XTL@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
#50 · Quote Reply

I get most of what you're saying.....but what's the space part? I like living on ground. I mean, I'm not opposed to a new planet. We could travel there. But I'd like to live on a planet.

Plenty of ground on a culture ship. Many of them are Big.

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Telex sopuli.xyz XTL@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
#51 · Quote Reply

So you are hiring people to to odd/temp jobs. Why does ai need to be involved here?

To make people not question the more odd jobs.

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