Yeah the posts saying AI can't do anything now so don't worry about it are missing the point. They'll keep developing this stuff until it can do things, and those things will be to take away people's labour. But since its capitalism that doesn't mean making people's lives better, it just means firing more people
I actually just had a nice chat with the chatgpt bot about that very topic. Loved this banger:
Overall, a democratically planned economy would be better suited to fully utilize and reap the benefits of AI like myself because it would allow for a more inclusive, holistic, and equitable approach to technological development. This would enable society to harness the full potential of AI for the benefit of all members of the community.
The posts saying AI will do everything later are credulous, semi-mystical nonsense; apes screeching before the monolith in 2001; Or maybe a child who thinks their uncle can steal noses because they saw him do it. An algorithm did something we previously thought only humans could do (although not as well), therefore everything only humans can do will somehow be achieved by application of the same techniques at a greater scale. It's the same techno-whigish impulse that led early SF writers who grew up witnessing advancements in aircraft and spacecraft to believe that the next step was obviously teleportation and faster-than-light travel. AGI is not gonna happen. Results approaching AGI are not gonna happen. This is marketing hoopla. The actual next technologies to look forward to are more sensors stuffed into mundane products that you can't disable, more subscription services, bigger cars that use less gas and break faster, and new kinds of "nonlethal" weaponry for cops.
Save this comment so when I die some time in the next 30 years you can come to my wake and apologize to my mangled corpse.
Of course we can't stop AI, but governments could at least do their jobs and make basic laws protecting workers or regulating the technology. Like governments should have done with the internet, but ultimately failed and ended up going full :ancap-good:, and the EU is the only western institution desperately trying to fix the situation with GDPR and various laws. The great firewall in China, for all it's faults, at least attrmps to regulate the internet and allow local industry to compete. It's not too late to learn from the past.
But unfortunately, governments are pretty much all captured by capital and won't attempt to regulate AI, and repeat the mistakes of the past.
You are of course correct, but ChatGPT was only released what, a week or two ago?
To date, most AI (like IBM Watson) were reserved for corporate clients with Scrooge-Mcduck piles of money and the true power of it wasn't really visible to the public. We haven't even begun to see the effects this will have on the broader economy.
I'm curious if governments will even bother trying to regulate it, because it feels like it's the 18th century and wondering how/if governments are going to try to regulate the loom, or if they can/should even bother trying.
You CAN'T stop AI, just like the Luddites couldn't stop the invention of the loom.
Is AI dangerous? Of course. Is it going to result in massive job losses? Absolutely.
But, can you stop it? Absolutely fucking not.
It's here now, and we have two choices when a massive wave approaches:
Run and hide
Grab a surfboard
Yeah the posts saying AI can't do anything now so don't worry about it are missing the point. They'll keep developing this stuff until it can do things, and those things will be to take away people's labour. But since its capitalism that doesn't mean making people's lives better, it just means firing more people
I actually just had a nice chat with the chatgpt bot about that very topic. Loved this banger:
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The posts saying AI will do everything later are credulous, semi-mystical nonsense; apes screeching before the monolith in 2001; Or maybe a child who thinks their uncle can steal noses because they saw him do it. An algorithm did something we previously thought only humans could do (although not as well), therefore everything only humans can do will somehow be achieved by application of the same techniques at a greater scale. It's the same techno-whigish impulse that led early SF writers who grew up witnessing advancements in aircraft and spacecraft to believe that the next step was obviously teleportation and faster-than-light travel. AGI is not gonna happen. Results approaching AGI are not gonna happen. This is marketing hoopla. The actual next technologies to look forward to are more sensors stuffed into mundane products that you can't disable, more subscription services, bigger cars that use less gas and break faster, and new kinds of "nonlethal" weaponry for cops.
Save this comment so when I die some time in the next 30 years you can come to my wake and apologize to my mangled corpse.
Smart shoes that can sense when a worker stops moving. I can see it now.
Already exists with phones and smartwatches. How do you think they count your steps?
Ah, but this one is a shoe! Now we can even tell how much your feet smell and if you need foot deodorant (hint: it's always).
Well its lucky time will stop in 30 years
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Of course we can't stop AI, but governments could at least do their jobs and make basic laws protecting workers or regulating the technology. Like governments should have done with the internet, but ultimately failed and ended up going full :ancap-good:, and the EU is the only western institution desperately trying to fix the situation with GDPR and various laws. The great firewall in China, for all it's faults, at least attrmps to regulate the internet and allow local industry to compete. It's not too late to learn from the past.
But unfortunately, governments are pretty much all captured by capital and won't attempt to regulate AI, and repeat the mistakes of the past.
You are of course correct, but ChatGPT was only released what, a week or two ago?
To date, most AI (like IBM Watson) were reserved for corporate clients with Scrooge-Mcduck piles of money and the true power of it wasn't really visible to the public. We haven't even begun to see the effects this will have on the broader economy.
I'm curious if governments will even bother trying to regulate it, because it feels like it's the 18th century and wondering how/if governments are going to try to regulate the loom, or if they can/should even bother trying.