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> a gun, which is very specifically an instrument to kill Is it though? Maybe a gun is the most efficient way to send a destructive projectile to a nearby targ
by exodust 3y ago
> a gun, which is very specifically an instrument to kill
Is it though? Maybe a gun is the most efficient way to send a destructive projectile to a nearby target. Any "killing living things" part is secondary to the primary function.
> which can be used for building, cooking, and also to torture someone.
Okay but that may imply AI is a building technology, & cooking technology... and surveillance technology. That's how disruptive it is, it's coming at us on multiple fronts.
- npteljes 3y agoYes, in retrospect, guns are instruments created to destruct or hurt, rather than kill. Still, the original point stands: guns are created and used for specific problems, and other tools, in which I include AI, are much more general in usage, even with potential to abuse.
- exodust 3y agoI agree with your point about AI being a more general tool. I can also appreciate the point in article, that tech services are pushing AI, rushing to normalize it. Some are concerned how our data is used to facilitate new AI features, given the track record of tech companies to put profit ahead of privacy, or ecosystem lock-in ahead of open flexibility.