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Thanks, that study is really useful. It does however suffer from the (maybe insurmountable?) problem that "AI" is an extremely vague term with many potential i

by simonw 9mo ago

Thanks, that study is really useful. It does however suffer from the (maybe insurmountable?) problem that "AI" is an extremely vague term with many potential interpretations. I expect the "AI experts" in that study may have had a different definition in mind than the general public. I remain much more skeptical about the impact of AI image/video/audio generation on society than I do LLMs, but LLMs themselves have such a wide array of potential uses that their impact will vary wildly depending on what they're being used for.

vostrocity 8mo ago
You might call me paranoid, but I’m avoiding AI boosterism in my public persona because I can imagine a future backlash against its advocates.
- simonw 8mo ago
  There's a reasonably robust backlash already!
SirensOfTitan 8mo ago
LLMs are obviously a transformative technology, but I think as tech people we have to be deeply thoughtful about how we ensure humans can apply meaning through their work. A lot of my peers not in tech are worried about their capacity to work. And work isn’t just about making money but finding meaning. LLMs if not used correctly can transform meaningful labor into some perverse form of consumption.