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Polybius

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11. I think DU is much more anti-AI then the general population
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 08:40 AM
7 hrs ago

I don't believe it relates much to politics either. Instead, I think it's more about age. DU primarily consists of older individuals, and from what I've seen, the majority are Boomers, with a significant number still belonging to the Silent Generation.

On the other hand, Millennial and Gen Z members of DU, who generally favor AI, are still a minority here. As for Gen X, their opinions vary; however, it's often the early Gen Xers (those born in the 60s) who tend to be against it.

So combine early Gen X, Boomers, and Silent Gen, and you get the vast majority of DU. For what it's worth, I'm a mid-range Gen Xer that uses AI almost daily.

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A.i is here to stay Matthew28 12 hrs ago #1
I completely agree. cayugafalls 12 hrs ago #3
AI would be easy to stop Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #15
Sure, that will happen. Srkdqltr 2 hrs ago #45
Communities are rising up across the nation in nonpartisan opposition to data centers Fiendish Thingy 2 hrs ago #47
Post removed Post removed 1 hr ago #51
The headlines say Elon wants to put the data centers in space, at our expense, and for his profit. Intractable 1 hr ago #54
Or unending wars. Boomerproud 6 hrs ago #18
Using AI requires unquestioning trust and a suspension of critical thinking. Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #16
Have you ever actually used AI? Llewlladdwr 1 hr ago #53
Your experience of the utility of AI is comparable to the utility of Macro commands, data merges and scripts Fiendish Thingy 35 min ago #56
Automobile culture is still destroying the natural world as we knew it... hunter 1 hr ago #49
I wrote a paper 35 years ago called the Technology Rock... cayugafalls 12 hrs ago #2
This 👆 Roy Rolling 9 hrs ago #8
Currently blubunyip 2 hrs ago #44
the problem with AI is separating fact from fiction and knowing what is real vs fake msongs 11 hrs ago #4
That's not an AI probem ThreeNoSeep 10 hrs ago #6
It's an AI problem because generative AI hallucinates and is a pretense of intelligence, a fancy autocomplete highplainsdem 3 hrs ago #24
All of the GNP is data centers. Blue Full Moon 11 hrs ago #5
Interesting theme DFW 10 hrs ago #7
never used it, and feel no attraction to do so ShepKat 9 hrs ago #9
Hate to break this to you... Llewlladdwr 1 hr ago #55
Thank you! I saw an interview with a former AI developer Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #10
"I read about an AI agent which bought itself a robot so it could interact in the physical world" Polybius 6 hrs ago #12
You think? How about the experiment they did a couple of months ago where they Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #20
"I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That" PatSeg 3 hrs ago #28
Ah. Skynet. orthoclad 3 hrs ago #27
I'm reminded of a certain AI that was placed in an miniature car sakabatou 3 hrs ago #29
I think DU is much more anti-AI then the general population Polybius 7 hrs ago #11
I guess you've missed the recent news stories about how much younger people dislike genAI. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #21
I've encountered fierce opposition to AI PatSeg 3 hrs ago #32
My 40 year old loves it. He has lots of fun with it. LeftInTX 2 hrs ago #38
Gen Z does not generally favor AI GenThePerservering 2 hrs ago #40
From Futurism today: Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers highplainsdem 2 hrs ago #42
After you work all day talking to an algorithm, will it still remember to pick up milk? Emile 6 hrs ago #13
AI destroys critical thinking and makes the whole world dumber and more pliable for the oligarchs. Nt Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #14
And the data centers are accellerating the destruction Bettie 6 hrs ago #17
Any true artist can tell you misanthrope 1 hr ago #48
Bookmarking! Drum 5 hrs ago #19
Re DUers posting and sometimes creating AI images - it makes DU look much less liberal than it should highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #22
STOLEN intellectual property orthoclad 3 hrs ago #26
Btw, thanks for posting those links, werdna! Important info there. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #23
You're welcome! n/t werdna 2 hrs ago #39
AI wastes huge amounts of electricity and water orthoclad 3 hrs ago #25
Nah Cosmocat 3 hrs ago #30
There is evidence that AI killed those Iranian schoolgirls. orthoclad 3 hrs ago #31
Whether it'll be good or bad is for the future. 3825-87867 3 hrs ago #33
I have found AI to be an efficient and effective tool anciano 3 hrs ago #34
The world is not ready for AI Smilo 2 hrs ago #35
The dangers far outweigh the benefits Ponietz 2 hrs ago #36
AI is a tool, for now. Someday, we might need to shut it off. louis-t 2 hrs ago #37
Some day all those people who need AI GenThePerservering 2 hrs ago #41
Thank you all - werdna 2 hrs ago #43
Are we cool with those now in control of AI? blubunyip 2 hrs ago #46
The printing press will be the END of civilization!!! WarGamer 1 hr ago #50
Keep feeding disinformation to AI bucolic_frolic 1 hr ago #52
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