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Let's fix that - The Danger is that People who are already driving us insane will start using AI to make their job a little easier. Social Media companies will

Let's fix that - The Danger is that People who are already driving us insane will start using AI to make their job a little easier. Social Media companies will soon be taken to task by News media for allowing AI created content on their platforms. 2024 is going to be interesting.

omginternets 4y ago
This. I am definitely worried about the implications of AI, but just like algorithmic advertising and television before it, it’s amplifying something that’s already out there, not creating an ontologically different threat. The issue is that quantity can become a quality.
pjc50 4y ago
News media are also going to get into the AI clickbait race. I wonder if the first accidental misrepresentation of a generated image as reality has already happened. And the first intentional one.
yamtaddle 4y ago
One aspect I expect to see play out: Any entity interested in either the truth, or in maintaining some kind of reputation, will need to keep humans in the loop when using these systems. Language models might multiply e.g. ad copy output 10x per worker, and allow micro-targeted campaigns that were impractical before, but it won't allow, say, a 1000x increase, until or unless we can trust these systems not to produce undesirable output when not checked by a human. Ads are tied to brands which will hesitate to put their reputations in the hands of language models without a human verifying that the output is OK. Likewise, any entities wishing to use these to help with writing illuminating, factual works, may see a large benefit, but it'll be limited. 2x, 5x, something like that. Propaganda, though? Misinfo campaigns, astroturfing, where you hide behind sockpuppets and shell companies anyway? Who gives a shit if one out of every few hundred messages isn't quite right? Worst case, you burn a sockpuppet account. Those can leverage these to the fullest. 1000x output per person involved, compared with, say, 2016 and 2020, may actually be something we can expect to see.
- wobbly_bush 4y ago
  > Propaganda, though? Misinfo campaigns, astroturfing, where you hide behind sockpuppets and shell companies anyway? Why just limit there? The chatbot companies can introduce ads where the answers are influenced by whichever company that buys the ads. Looking for information on nutrition? Some fast food company might "insert an ad" subtly changing the text to favor whatever the company wants.

omginternets 4y ago

This. I am definitely worried about the implications of AI, but just like algorithmic advertising and television before it, it’s amplifying something that’s already out there, not creating an ontologically different threat. The issue is that quantity can become a quality.

pjc50 4y ago

News media are also going to get into the AI clickbait race. I wonder if the first accidental misrepresentation of a generated image as reality has already happened. And the first intentional one.

yamtaddle 4y ago

One aspect I expect to see play out: Any entity interested in either the truth, or in maintaining some kind of reputation, will need to keep humans in the loop when using these systems. Language models might multiply e.g. ad copy output 10x per worker, and allow micro-targeted campaigns that were impractical before, but it won't allow, say, a 1000x increase, until or unless we can trust these systems not to produce undesirable output when not checked by a human. Ads are tied to brands which will hesitate to put their reputations in the hands of language models without a human verifying that the output is OK. Likewise, any entities wishing to use these to help with writing illuminating, factual works, may see a large benefit, but it'll be limited. 2x, 5x, something like that. Propaganda, though? Misinfo campaigns, astroturfing, where you hide behind sockpuppets and shell companies anyway? Who gives a shit if one out of every few hundred messages isn't quite right? Worst case, you burn a sockpuppet account. Those can leverage these to the fullest. 1000x output per person involved, compared with, say, 2016 and 2020, may actually be something we can expect to see.

wobbly_bush 4y ago
> Propaganda, though? Misinfo campaigns, astroturfing, where you hide behind sockpuppets and shell companies anyway? Why just limit there? The chatbot companies can introduce ads where the answers are influenced by whichever company that buys the ads. Looking for information on nutrition? Some fast food company might "insert an ad" subtly changing the text to favor whatever the company wants.