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> the idea that AI-driven dispossession is necessary and preordained to sanctify the wisdom and virtue of its creators seems to already be taking hold I am no

• bugglebeetle 3y ago
  Go look at anything Altman and his compatriots have said about the need for “alignment” in their creation of a supposed god, or the “long-termism” ideology from which much of this emerged, which is really little more than warmed over Calvinism.
  • nice_byte 3y ago
    I meant to say that I don't see anyone outright claiming that ai-induced poverty and dispossession is "actually a Good Thing" and those affected by it would "deserve it". Stating something like that would be way too stupid even for those completely detached from the everyday reality of normal people. On the contrary, constant attempts are made to smooth these things over by talking about UBI and how people will be free to pursue Things That Matter (tm).
    • bugglebeetle 3y ago
      There’s thinly-veiled versions of that all over this site now, but yes, that’s the point of all the ideological dressing. Mostly, it takes the form of “it’s impossible to stop progress now, how dare these Luddites stand in the way of free energy and curing every disease” etc
      • AlecSchueler 3y ago
        It's funny you say that while I've been called a luddite several times here for concern over deepfake abuse material.