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It could be argued that the emergence of the web and search engines in particular has established this as a common pattern long before AI was around. I'm not co
by blindhippo 2y ago
It could be argued that the emergence of the web and search engines in particular has established this as a common pattern long before AI was around. I'm not convinced that AI represents a dramatic change to this behavior, though the point about anthropomorphizing AI likely acts as a magnifier.
- pixl97 2y agoI'm sure we could extend this farther into the separation of people out of villages into cities and the rise of transactional capitalism.
- marc_abonce 2y agoI think the main difference is the degree of anthropomorphizing that happens with new chatbots. I mean, most kids in the 2000's didn't believe that they were literally asking Jeeves a question, but a lot of users today actually think of AI as an anthropomorphic being.
- andsoitis 2y ago> but a lot of users today actually think of AI as an anthropomorphic being. You think more than 10% of users?
- MacsHeadroom 2y agoIt's easily closer to 90% than 10%.