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> with no accompanying increase in the power of the people to control them. I disagree. Vehemently. This technology empowers anyone motivated to "skill up" on
by pmarreck 4y ago
> with no accompanying increase in the power of the people to control them.
I disagree. Vehemently. This technology empowers anyone motivated to "skill up" on almost anything. Right now, anyone can ask ChatGPT to tutor you in literally anything. You can carry on a conversation with it as if it was an incredibly patient and ever-present teacher. You can ask it to quiz you. You can ask it to further explain a sub-concept. You can have it stick to a lesson plan. You can have it grade you. Want to know how image recognition works? How about lasers? How about (if you can find an uncensored LLM) bombs?
This tech just leveled up everyone, not just "those already in power".
- modeless 4y agoI'm sympathetic to the idea that AI will be helpful for everyone, but it's not clear to me that it will automatically translate into governments treating people better. That doesn't seem inevitable at all.
- pmarreck 4y agoIt's not inevitable. Since power is taken and not shared, the balance would shift by empowering people to take action against their governments.