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Just don’t move to a cabin in the woods of Montana and start mailing out letter bombs…

vouaobrasil 4y ago
Facetious references like this to Ted Kaczynski typically come out, but one can be against extremely advanced technology without hurting anyone. I would rather have a rational discussion about technology. We already have rational discussions about harmful toxins in our environment, even though toxins might have some use in small quantities for the purposes of chemistry. Society universally treats technology as a shiny new toy that should be glorified but we need to slowly come to the realization that in its collective mass, it is dangerous. (And we are already seeing the effects of that, because our immense power has allowed us to decimate huge portions of the natural world that we depend upon.)
- throwaway675309 4y ago
  This isn't a new or very unique take. I feel like the idea of regulating technology has been around basically since Michael Crichton wrote an allegory of the danger of "unfettered technological advancement" in his book Jurassic Park in 1990.
  - vouaobrasil 4y ago
    I am not concerned with developing anything new, just with raising awareness. In fact, I don't care at all if any of my ideas are new. I have read most of Michael Crichton's books and I have enjoyed his perspective. The more people that raise awareness of the dangers of AI and other advanced technology, the better.
  - swatcoder 4y ago
    I can’t decide if I’m tickled or horrified that Jurassic Park is being offered as a seminal work in techno-skepticism. It’s reading a bit like somebody saying that Coldplay really established rock as a music genre. Thank you for making my evening!
    - williamcotton 4y ago
      Who would have thought that a discussion on wildly speculative science-fiction would lead to a discussion on wildly speculative science-fiction?
spurgu 4y ago
Got any better solutions to address the issues presented by Teddy other than mail bombs?

Facetious references like this to Ted Kaczynski typically come out, but one can be against extremely advanced technology without hurting anyone. I would rather have a rational discussion about technology. We already have rational discussions about harmful toxins in our environment, even though toxins might have some use in small quantities for the purposes of chemistry. Society universally treats technology as a shiny new toy that should be glorified but we need to slowly come to the realization that in its collective mass, it is dangerous. (And we are already seeing the effects of that, because our immense power has allowed us to decimate huge portions of the natural world that we depend upon.)

throwaway675309 4y ago
This isn't a new or very unique take. I feel like the idea of regulating technology has been around basically since Michael Crichton wrote an allegory of the danger of "unfettered technological advancement" in his book Jurassic Park in 1990.
- vouaobrasil 4y ago
  I am not concerned with developing anything new, just with raising awareness. In fact, I don't care at all if any of my ideas are new. I have read most of Michael Crichton's books and I have enjoyed his perspective. The more people that raise awareness of the dangers of AI and other advanced technology, the better.
- swatcoder 4y ago
  I can’t decide if I’m tickled or horrified that Jurassic Park is being offered as a seminal work in techno-skepticism. It’s reading a bit like somebody saying that Coldplay really established rock as a music genre. Thank you for making my evening!
  - williamcotton 4y ago
    Who would have thought that a discussion on wildly speculative science-fiction would lead to a discussion on wildly speculative science-fiction?

spurgu 4y ago

Got any better solutions to address the issues presented by Teddy other than mail bombs?