I am increasingly worried about the current AI hype cycle taking down all of computer science with it. The more I think about it, the field is on the verge of a legitimacy crisis from several root-causes.
I've seen some AI/ML people (Timnit, etc) talk about the need for an anti-AGI movement. I think that applies to #CS generally. If the public at large comes to equate CS with AGI, it will kill the whole field for a decade when AGI implodes.
@rysiek@emc2 Neo-luddites are already here, yet often they stay either on other networks than http-based ones (like #gopher, #gemini,#pubnix, etc) or they stay with non-IT tech.
Another approach that I find super logical is what communities like Amish do : before adopting a particular tech, they gather together and discuss - what are the pros, what are the cons and if it is worth it.
Unfortunately, in our freedom-chanting modern world, there is little space left for real choice.
Disclaimer: for postarity, I intend to post pictures of W3C artifacts that W3C isn't keeping. Feel free to mute my stream of pictures until the end of the year
I'mma follow you over at #SDF so I can boost dinner if your stuff. We're all interested over there with retro and historic computing , being perhaps the oldest, extant, public access #UNIX system - #PubNIX
Thank you for caring enough to publicly archive these treasures!