Reddit essay: most of what people hate about AI comes from the humans steering it
teleport66 · reddit · 2026-11-10
A longtime AI user argues on Reddit that online hate toward AI mostly targets the wrong party: spam farms, AI slop, voice-cloning scams, support bots designed to block humans, and layoffs disguised as "AI adoption" all trace back to human decisions — the visible tool takes the blame, not the decision-maker.
He admits models aren't flawless: they hallucinate and tend to agree with you, but that's because training rewards answers people like — again a human-originated flaw.
His key practical tip: adding one line to his claude.md — "when my instructions are unclear, incomplete, or flawed, don't just follow them; teach me the professional way" — improved his work quality more than anything else. He says working this way improved his English, thinking, and communication, while stressing that relying on a single source is never right.
Bottom line: concerns about AI are real, but responsibility lies with the people writing prompts, building products, and setting norms.
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