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Sounds like you need to (re)read Snow Crash and (re)watch Idiocracy.

• arp242 4y ago
  Well, not all sci-fi obviously. In many ways even the more depressive/dystopian sci-fi "got it wrong", as in the stories the reasons AI (and technology in general) is abused is often by some big powerful entity or entities (government, corporations, mob bosses, etc.) as part of its design. In reality it's abused by "the little people" who don't have any power or aspirations for it, and they do so for reasons that are banal and boring: to make a quick buck.
  • gfody 4y ago
    so far things are playing out exactly according to Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
    • lagniappe 4y ago
      There's a little Egdod in all of us ;)
  • somenameforme 4y ago
    I think it's a given that governments, PR/brand management firms, and other large actors are racing to weaponize chat generators. The only reason they're likely not already being deployed at scale is because the current stuff isn't really fit for purpose. Being able to say some "appropriate" things most of the time doesn't matter when you spaz out against unsophisticated adversarial actors, even to the point of spitting out your own classified training prompts. They need to be able to vary their writing style, vernacular, content, subtly (and consistently) reflect an imaginary backstory, following invisible/unspoken standards, and more. All on top of not spazzing out. So we're still somewhat safe from our robot overlords, but they're probably coming soon. And it's only then that we'll get to measure their impact.
• version_five 4y ago
  What's the connection to Snow Crash?