Of course ChatGPT isn't inherently evil. It's a tool. The issue is that we, as a society, are nowhere close to the level of social progress that is required to use these tools in a way that doesn't result in more advanced forms of oppression or ignorance.
For me, the problem isn't even one of vagaries of social dynamics and use. The problem is that ChatGPT is ultimately just a more complex, more energy inefficient, search engine. That, on it's own, isn't evil, just stupid, but in the context of a global climate crisis driven by energy usage, it becomes evil. In this context, there is very much no discernable ethical use for this technology.
Perhaps under a clean energy economy, an argument could be made for it's use, but even then, why? For what actual purpose does this serve other than as an intellectual exercise?
It definitely doesn't warrant its cost and at this point just feels like a tech demo that no one can figure out how to monetize effectively. As well, the energy costs are just absurd for the purpose it serves.
Of course ChatGPT isn't inherently evil. It's a tool. The issue is that we, as a society, are nowhere close to the level of social progress that is required to use these tools in a way that doesn't result in more advanced forms of oppression or ignorance.
For me, the problem isn't even one of vagaries of social dynamics and use. The problem is that ChatGPT is ultimately just a more complex, more energy inefficient, search engine. That, on it's own, isn't evil, just stupid, but in the context of a global climate crisis driven by energy usage, it becomes evil. In this context, there is very much no discernable ethical use for this technology.
Perhaps under a clean energy economy, an argument could be made for it's use, but even then, why? For what actual purpose does this serve other than as an intellectual exercise?
It definitely doesn't warrant its cost and at this point just feels like a tech demo that no one can figure out how to monetize effectively. As well, the energy costs are just absurd for the purpose it serves.