General Discussion

AI doesn't "try" anything. It has zero real intelligence, awareness or intention.

It's a very wasteful and error-riddled fancy autocomplete, and one that exists only because the AI companies stole the world's intellectual property.

Google's AI search uses 10x the electricity of its old search. It rips off information from websites, deprives them of traffic, and is harming the internet.

And it provides misinformation and dumbs down users, as well as including ads:

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in History
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221159857

Google Search's AI evolution includes more ads (The Verge, 5/20/2026)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221251606

Scientific American on the "broader problem" with AI errors: "Instead of checking AI's work, people keep trusting it."
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221254962

From Wired: Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy & Dumb. From Gizmodo: 10 Minutes With AI Can Fry Your Brain
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221225412

"Mirage effect": Generative AI models will confidently describe/analyze images including X-rays they WEREN'T given
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221194415

"Cognitive debt" happens to developers using AI for coding: Dumbing down via AI use starts within weeks
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221023329

Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them. (Psychology Today, 3/22)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221115812