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Loss of agency is a deeply profound concern that is not discussed enough. So much of human life is tied to the reward of the sense of accomplishment, and AI th
by deet 3y ago
Loss of agency is a deeply profound concern that is not discussed enough.
So much of human life is tied to the reward of the sense of accomplishment, and AI threatens that in a meaningful way. From large things, like seeing a piece of software you built ship and get used, or seeing your child graduate from college after years of hard work raising them, to the small things, like even eating a delicious meal you cooked yourself.
When machines are not only offering to solve problems and perform actions for us, but are reading are thoughts and doing everything for us before we even make an attempt, I worry that sense of accomplishment will become ever less frequent.
And while we can compensate for machines taking jobs through, eg, universal basic income or the like, how we can solve for machines replacing struggle, perseverance, and accomplishment is still very much TBD.
- williamcotton 3y agoYeah but can I get one of those lawn mowing robots so I can instead feel accomplished by my guitar playing?
- krono 3y agoThe type of decisions those chore-bots make are rather inconsequential, whereas the ones that will decide which digital content you can trust or whether its something you shouldn't want to see could get very nasty. This latter type is already heading our way and I posted a comment about it a few days ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35850279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35850279
- CalRobert 3y agoI got an Automower this year and it's been one of the best purchases I ever made. I have multiple hours per month of my life back. Though I have more grass than I'd like.
- 13years 3y agoIndeed, this is one of the major topics I focused on in the referenced article. "AI brings into question who is really the creator. Am I the creator if I simply role the dice until I win the lottery? When I regenerate a new response over and over until finally getting the image or output I most desire? When the output is the final product, is AI still just a tool? Or are we simply observers foolishly convincing ourselves of the value of our contribution?"