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AI is a tool, and like any tool, it's only as good as how we choose to use it.

• vouaobrasil 2y ago
  No, that is wrong. We can't "choose" because too many people have instincts. And people always have the instinct to use new technology to gain incremental advantages over others, and that in turn puts pressure on everyone to use it. That prisoner's dilemma situation means that without a firm and larger guiding moral philosophy, we really can't choose because instinct takes over choice. In other words, the way technology is used in modern society is not a matter of choice but is largely autonomous and goes beyond human choice. (Of course, a few individuals will choose but the average effect is likely to be negative.)
  • syncr0 2y ago
    More people need to read this / think this point through. In a post Excel world, could any accountant get a job not knowing Excel? No matter how good they were "on paper". Choice becomes a self aggrandizing illusion, reality eventually asserts itself. With attention spans shrinking, publishers who prioritize quantity over quality get clicks, which generates ad revenue, which keeps their lights on while their competitors doing quality in depth, nuanced writing go out of business. It feels like a game of chess closing in on you no matter how much you physically want to fight your way out and flip the board over.
  • mitthrowaway2 2y ago
    The Goddess answers: "What is the matter with that, if it’s what you want to do?" Malaclypse: "But nobody wants it! Everybody hates it!" Goddess: "Oh. Well, then stop." -- https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
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