Hearted Youtube comments on Alex Wei (@official_awei) channel.

  1. Dude I just love physics and math. That’s why I want my degree. Just started my AS at community college. If I can get a job then cool, but I just love it, so much. It gives me purpose.
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  2. As an artist, I'm finding it strangely satisfying to watch all the AI bros that stole so much from the creative people of the world -- and then acted like they were entitled to it all -- start crying about also being made irrelevant (and their work potentially stolen) by the very tech they were developing. This is some beautiful chaos. It's like watching the sky on fire and deciding to just grab popcorn because we're all in the same boat in the end.
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  3. This is the paradox of maximum efficiency that is starting to play out. In the long run this is going to be detrimental to society, and civilization as whole.
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  4. Got a Bachelors in Graphic design and now am studying cinema. This rise of ai just makes think Im never going the employed doing what i love man.
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  5. I graduated from UCLA and was selected a Rhodes scholar. Now delivering food for a living and living on my own terms
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  6. That sucks you lost your position to AI, but I'm not surprised because a lot of companies are using AI to complete tasks, especially customer service. In the past month, when I've used the chat feature, it doesn't hide it being AI bot. The AI claims to know the answer, but then it admits it is confused and finally connects me to a person
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  7. Beautiful story brother. Deserves to be heard and spread.
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  8. i like the irony of this being one of the only videos ive seen that has an ai generated summary, good luck man.
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  9. 15:10 “But if you make money, and you enjoy it, then who gives a fuck?” Words to live by
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  10. Does anyone else get pissed off how humanity is falling apart to some shitty ass ai and no one seems to care like why the fuck are they supporting it
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  11. i just started my job into freelance writing and art. this is genuinely terrifying. art, writing, that's my passion, that's what i want to do with my life. if i don't have that, what is my purpose in life? i don't really want to do anything else, i want to make and create. is my life over before it's even begun?
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  12. Anyone who studies physics is a brave one, that stuff is no joke, especially at a college like Michigan. Nice job on completing such a degree!
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  13. Well... what if I told you really that the quality of AI writing is absolute garbage? The issue is the ghost in the machine effect. LLMs are just very complex search tools. They are trained on large amounts of data and then pruned/quantized to make inference just good enough to seem plausible. I grade undergraduate papers, as one of my side gigs is working as an adjunct professor. I tell my students that they should never use LLMs to write their paper and that I will catch them easily if they do. LLMs can generate good ideas as they are advanced search engines, but you must critically examine each and every sentence. My worry is that AI used to be a very intellectual discipline and now it is clearly not. The old pioneers of AI, especially GOFAI, were so well-rounded and well-read. Now we just have a bunch of obnoxious script kiddies who want to reach the next spot on the leaderboard. Hardly any of them probably read a serious book or have any substantial thoughts anymore... So then why can writers be replaced by AI. Well, the aims of reading have changed. We, as a society, do not read for understanding. We read to consume information and search for the answer to a question. A LLM can easily answer questions (though often wrong), but it will never generate understanding. To gain understanding requires a critical appraisal of possible answers and a proper understanding of the "gestalt" of the body of knowledge on any given subject. As I am older than you, my best advice is to have a job that requires only a small percentage of your time and energy. Don't go above and beyond. It is not worth it. Invest your time in acquiring more knowledge, money, and skills in areas that interest you. Only do what you truly enjoy, and build the resources you need to accomplish your goals. I am currently going down this path and I've been happier than ever!
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  14. smaller self improvement creators always seem to be the most genuine, great video!
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  15. In high school, I was jealous of the Asian students who did well in school. Even when many complained about their parents being toxic or were toxic people themselves, I didn't take it seriously and wished that my (white Russian) parents were more like their Chinese/Indian parents. Listening to this video, I realize the toll it takes on many of you. I have only sympathy for you guys and hope you feel better and have more agency over your life
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  16. i really resonate with this video. I'm currently studying bioengineering (masters) at a decently prestigious university, trying to specialize in neural engineering. The past few weeks of jobs have really made me regret not choosing just a traditional engineering major in undergrad, but also regretting my decisions to not attend even informal events like meetups, hackathons, lunches, etc. just so that I could build my network. Obviously you have to be a qualified and skillful worker, especially with the competition getting fiercer each hiring cycle. It's just weird not having connections and feeling so lonely/devoid of hope in an age where everyone is so well connected
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  17. Sorry to hear that. To quote South Park, "They took our jobs!"
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  18. I dropped out of my master's in physics 8 years ago, because of a breakup (my first girlfriend at the time), I almost died afterwards because I fell into a severe depression, being unemployed, I spent most of my time in my room, and one day I had caught a nasty flu or rather something related to the lungs, which made me stay in bed for like 2 weeks. Tbh I had the force to stand up but I just didn't want to because I was very depressed, and that just destroyed my whole body. I still can't fathom what exactly happened, maybe it was the sudden weight loss, but it started a demonic spiral, my whole body began aching, especially in my back, from the very moment I woke up and all day, and it lasted for a whole year like that. Fortunately my parents weren't that severe with me and they reached out to help me as they could, but I could see that I was seen as a failure for staying at home without anything to do for months and nothing to even aim at. My physical health deteriorated to the point where it became a wake up call, though. The whole social situation began to fade in the back as I was just fearing literally for my life for a while. I just wanted to escape this daily torture and I found an escape after applying and being accepted in some software engineering conversion program. At the time those conversion bootcamps were very new here in France so I jumped in one and slowly but surely, that's how I managed to regain some health, both mentally and physically. Some would say that it's not the best outcome, and software engineering is also known for generating burnouts, but my experience after dropping out was so traumatizing that I just felt lucky to be in the race again. I sometimes feel like my whole journey in physics was just a waste of time, but in reality it helped me a ton, especially for learning pretty much anything. It could have been way worse. I can't really relate with the toxic social pressure coming from parents, mine were not that toxic and tyrannical. However I did feel the pressure not to disappoint them, and I fell into the trap of emprisoning my identity within the cage of these studies. Without these studies I wasn't worth anything, at least that's how I pictured myself, and I had to lose it all to realize that I could rebuild myself up from scratch without it.
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  19. Can’t wait for the DeepSeek summary of the Google summary of the video
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  20. We aren't humans, we are animals. Not meant to be caged and confined to isolation and routine.
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  21. “Let us assume spherical french fries…”
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  22. I used to do some academic editing on the side, and the amount of work coming in really shrank after Chatgpt came out. At the time I wasn't too concerned since I had a day job, but I got laid off recently, and coming back to the job search, all my former income streams from freelancing a few years ago (editing, writing, translation) have either dried up or are paying actual peanuts. These were never high-paying gigs to begin with, but it feels like there's no viable entry point back into them now. Time to move on to something else I guess 🤷‍♀️
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  23. had the same childhood. I'm glad we survived brother.
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  24. man screw ai. the very existence of it is probably gonna ruin my dream programmer job which ive been heavily looking forward to. its like its out for all of us, but its great to know you have other sources of income atleast.
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  25. Relateable. Im black not asian but its the same tree different color. High pressure to succeed strong identification with academics, top school, study physics burnout then try again. I liked physics but had a warped view of it and what it was /what i could do-- it wasnt worth the mental health so i switched majors junior/senior year and then left school. Happy you got to step back from that and live your life. Physical, mental and emotional health>>> Career or white collar job so hope things are goin well for you and that you are able to engage both the ups and the downs well!!
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  26. I feel ya! I have been fired, for no reason. I have a feeling that AI is going to sweep a lot of areas. The Voice actors in many of the video games are having a difficult time negotiating their contracts to keep AI, from copying their voices and using them for free! It is scary! You take care!
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  27. We need an ai summary to summarize another ai summary
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  28. I can relate to this. I'm Asian myself and during my high school summers, I used to take every summer course possible to get ahead of others just to feel good of being ahead. It didn't make much of a difference at the end of the day because when school started, I was half-way burnt out already.
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  29. I’m kinda lucky I have Asian parents that don’t get mad if I have bad grades unless i get like a 0 on a test which I wouldn’t get,but I get to pick activities I want to do
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  30. I am a software engineer, and it's coming after my job too. 😅
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  31. I ask my father about his perspective and opinion of Ai. In summary, he said, “Ai is just a tool to make people’s job easier. Not chip brain implication or brain replacer.” Ai cannot replicate human emotions and soul. They are impossibly complex.
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  32. u aint ugly bro tf
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  33. the ai pictures r killing me
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  34. Lost a job to ai, lost a video to ai, got a new job from ai 😂
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  35. From “I’d rather live alone in the desert than work a 9 to 5 job” to “I might have to work in McDonald’s” 😢
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  36. Similar to you, I’m an outcast Latino guy who was always praised for being smart (learned Latin, Greek, Old English, math, chemistry—I’m trying to become a chemist) so i long developed an affinity for academics. I realized from an early age though that I didn’t want to live like most Latinos—working all their lives, not having money, not doing anything other than work, etc. I hope to earn enough money to buy land in an isolated region of Arizona to settle there in the middle of nature.
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  37. I can relate to this part where you said, "all the other kids playing and having fun during their childhoods and developing socially, those kids will end up homeless". That is exactly what my dad told me.
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  38. The upside to that is, I found out about (your channel) from the meme. I recognized your face in the thumbnail and I wouldn't have been as likely to click this video if not for that.
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  39. This is an entire series now😂
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  40. this is extremely relatable. the wechat groupchats, lying to CPS, and blaming yourself as a child for abuse. i always thought if i was smarter, better, or what they wanted, they wouldnt beat me. my asian friends went thru the same stuff. thank u for simply speaking out about it because it does so much good. <3
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  41. AI civil war before GTA 6?
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  42. ¨This AI situation is INSANE¨
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  43. Sorry to hear about that. I was working at a studio, I do animation, and I remember using some AI tools at the studio, just to speed up parts of the workflow and then we touch it up to make it look better and less like AI. I was on contract and I was let go. I kept in touch with the studio but it’s been months and they still haven’t hired me back. I am doing animation as a short term contract gig currently but I can’t wait to get this done, I’m tired of it honestly, too much work for not much pay. I’m already deciding to go back to college but in a field where AI won’t be impacted as much (aka a hands on/physical job). It won’t be a quick transition as I still need to work but I’m just glad I am working. Currently doing a mix of retail and babysitting.
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  44. I am a physics major right now in my undergrad during my sophmore year. I hope to go into engineering and possibly work for a space program. There have been incredibly rough moments during my sophmore year. There have been moments where my mind kept screaming at me to just give up because the stress was too much. However, I got a really good grade in my physics class at the end of all the stress, and I feel confident about my classes in the future. I told myself not to give up because I will never know who I truly am if I do not go into a field that I am passionate about. The important thing is to just push through no matter how much it hurts. There will be good moments and bad moments. There were times where I felt that I was too stupid to get involved in physics and math, and there were times that I thought I was wrong about that. I plan on pushing through and aiming towards a masters in electrical engineering. I enjoyed your video very much. Have a good day.
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  45. The implications are scary. Liked and subbed BTW.
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  46. “I’d rather potentially fail while living on my own terms than succeed while living on someone else’s terms” Love that quote, it’s something that you don’t learn in school, but only learn from yourself. It’s admirable knowing exactly what you want of yourself
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  47. All I know is that gen beta's childhood will be even more cooked
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  48. As someone trying to one day become a professional author, Im extremely sorry that happened to you. I watched the original video and man, its horrible. Hopefully you find a way to use your writing in a way that AI can’t take over Edit: now that I think of it YouTube is a great way to incorporate your writing as you are right now. At least it seems like it, idk if the video is actually scripted but I feel like you strike a great balance in your articulation when you talk as you manage to sound entertaining and professional while also simple enough to be relatable, a great skill for a writer
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  49. This is inspiring man. I think one of the most powerful takeaways is that you went through all that and you're still here with us and both mentally and physically stronger. I think that more than proves that at this juncture of life, you can outdo any problem thrown at your way, I mean you already went through a time that I imagine was hell but you still being here and just simply telling your story already speaks of victory and I think that outshines any academic validation you ever got. I mean think about it in order for the rabbit to tell us about how it escaped the lion, means it lived to outdo the odds and the situation, hence giving us its story. Thanks man, you're another wonder we can speak about, a champion.
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  50. So sorry to hear your challenges man! I’m 55 and trust me when one door closes something better comes along. You don’t think so when you’re going through it but it will get better.
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