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The simple answers to the questions that get asked about every new technology:
Will [blank] make us all geniuses? No
Will [blank] make us all morons? No
Will [blank] destroy whole industries? Yes
Will [blank] make us more empathetic? No
Will [blank] make us less caring? No
Will teens use [blank] for sex? Yes
Were they going to have sex anyway? Yes
Will [blank] destroy music? No
Will [blank] destroy art? No
But can’t we go back to a time when- No
Will [blank] bring about world peace? No
Will [blank] cause widespread alienation by creating a world of empty experiences? We were already alienated
The way I like to understand it is that I’m pro machine learning, but anti “AI.” None of what we have now is really that intelligent; AI is just a marketing buzzword to sell people on the idea that a tool can replace labor entirely. They despise workers and want to believe that AI can get rid of them. It’s why they keep throwing money at AI development despite it providing no clear economic benefit. As masters, they want to rid of the need for slaves, because in our current reality they are nothing without them.
oooh yea you’re right, and that’s a good way to put it! thanks for adding this