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The world changes, you either adapt or not. People who saw this coming could have positioned themselves with plan a b/c. No different from when other societal
by small_model 8mo ago
The world changes, you either adapt or not. People who saw this coming could have positioned themselves with plan a b/c. No different from when other societal changing technologies arrived in the past. What does crying about it in blog posts achieve.
- lowsong 8mo agoThe adoption of AI in society at large is not foregone conclusion. Acting as if it's unstoppable and washing your hands of the consequences is wilful ignorance. But, it doesn't have to be this way. You do have a choice to not use or encourage this technology.
- small_model 8mo agoWay too late now, it's out of the bottle. If you don't use it others will. Best we can do is encourage institutions to safeguard its development.
- lowsong 8mo agoAgain, you're assuming it's inevitable. Think of all of the other public health changes over the years: CFCs, leaded gasolene, asbestos, etc. Apparent miracles of technology that looked unassailable in their ubiquity, and through the blood and tears of many they were all but eliminated. That's the crux of the article. There are harms, and if you ignore them it's because you don't think it'll affect you. I'm not trying to be rude, we all make our choices and nobody is a saint. I still eat meat even knowing the damage of the meat industry. But don't pretend you don't have a choice here, or wash your hands of the harms because you feel you won't make a difference.
- small_model 8mo agoIt's more comparable to the internet, mobile phones and social media. It is likely to cause some harms as well as provide great utility. I disagree it's not inevitable though and I do think the harms can be mitigated, that where the effort should be focused.
- dodu_ 8mo agoWhat "repositioning" did you have to do?
- lotsoweiners 8mo ago[flagged]