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What are the good arguments? Here are the only credible ones I've seen, that are actually somewhat based on reality: * It will lead to widespread job loss, esp

by 127 3y ago

What are the good arguments? Here are the only credible ones I've seen, that are actually somewhat based on reality: * It will lead to widespread job loss, especially on the creative industries Rest is purely out of someones imagination.

fireflash38 3y ago
It can cause profound deception and even more "loss of truth". If AI only impacted creatives I don't think anyone would care nearly as much. It's that it can fabricate things wholesale at volumes unheard of. It's that people can use that ability to flood the discourse with bullshit.
- roenxi 3y ago
  Something we discovered with the advent of the internet is that - likely for the last century or so - the corporate media have been flooding the discourse with bullshit. It is in fact worse than previously suspected, they appear to be actively working to distract the discourse from talking about important topics. It has been eye opening how much better the podcast circuit has been at picking apart complex scientific, geopolitical and financial situations than the corporate journalists. A lot of doubt has been cast on whether the consensus narrative for the last 100 years has actually been anything close to a consensus or whether it is just media fantasies. Truthfully it is a bit further than just casting doubt - there was no consensus and they were using the same strategy of shouting down opinions not suitable to the interests of the elite class then ignoring them no matter what a fair take might sound like. A "loss of truth" from AI can't reasonably get us to a worse place than we were in prior to around the 90s or 2000s. We're barely scratching at the truth now, society still hasn't figured this internet thing out yet.
- jocoda 3y ago
  > It can cause profound deception and even more "loss of truth". I think that ship has already sailed. This is already being done, and we don't need AI for that either. Modern media is doing a pretty good job right now. Of course, it's going to get worse.

by 127 3y ago

fireflash38 3y ago

It can cause profound deception and even more "loss of truth". If AI only impacted creatives I don't think anyone would care nearly as much. It's that it can fabricate things wholesale at volumes unheard of. It's that people can use that ability to flood the discourse with bullshit.

roenxi 3y ago
Something we discovered with the advent of the internet is that - likely for the last century or so - the corporate media have been flooding the discourse with bullshit. It is in fact worse than previously suspected, they appear to be actively working to distract the discourse from talking about important topics. It has been eye opening how much better the podcast circuit has been at picking apart complex scientific, geopolitical and financial situations than the corporate journalists. A lot of doubt has been cast on whether the consensus narrative for the last 100 years has actually been anything close to a consensus or whether it is just media fantasies. Truthfully it is a bit further than just casting doubt - there was no consensus and they were using the same strategy of shouting down opinions not suitable to the interests of the elite class then ignoring them no matter what a fair take might sound like. A "loss of truth" from AI can't reasonably get us to a worse place than we were in prior to around the 90s or 2000s. We're barely scratching at the truth now, society still hasn't figured this internet thing out yet.
jocoda 3y ago
> It can cause profound deception and even more "loss of truth". I think that ship has already sailed. This is already being done, and we don't need AI for that either. Modern media is doing a pretty good job right now. Of course, it's going to get worse.