To play a little devils advocate here, auto correct is how they got their foot in the door. All this stuff, from auto correct to ai, its all about what it does to your BRAIN, and nothing to do with how anyone FEELS about it. Like advertising, it works whether or not you like the ad. It works bc it gets in your brain and does things you r…
To play a little devils advocate here, auto correct is how they got their foot in the door. All this stuff, from auto correct to ai, its all about what it does to your BRAIN, and nothing to do with how anyone FEELS about it. Like advertising, it works whether or not you like the ad. It works bc it gets in your brain and does things you remain oblivious to.
Im not saying auto correct equals ai. I am saying they are steps on the same path. Letting "computers"(i couldnt think of a better word that encompases everything im talking about) do things for you is the first step towards losing the "you" in this equation.
We all draw our lines where we see fit(and many dont draw that line at all). But i think its important to remember that any and all of it has its effects on us, often unseen.
And yes i appreciate the irony of writing this on my phone lol
Non, non I get where you’re coming from, you’ve made a very good argument. I appreciate it, hmm I must admit I don’t have any rebuttal so just going to have to remark upon how well argued your comment is and how it’s given me much to think about. Thanks for that X).
But... we've been using various iterations of AI for about 40 years now. "Generative AI" is being *misused* (a lot!), but it *can* be used for worthwhile purposes. Scientific research is one of them.
I think there's a lot of misinformation out there about AI in general, and generative AI in particular. Perhaps it's time for us all to learn about its good aspects?
I also wonder if we're blaming generative AI for a lot of things that are entirely human creations.
And fwiw, if you run adblock extensions, Google does *not* throw ads and garbage "results" at you. So get out there and install them!
I find it difficult to navigate the pessimism i frequently see here. Yes, the dark aspects of tech are very concerning. But... there are other views of these things that are unlike what is often discussed here, in posts and comments. I think that's where a collaborative effort could be helpful. If commenters can both point and link to *other* kinds of developments (good ones) could those things for the basis of a post or posts? I believe so, but that's not my call. And while i really don't want to blog again, I'm feeling as if maybe i should try it, just to present different takes on issues like generative AI.
To reiterate, it's bad out there, but generative AI is only one part of it. I think we have far more pressing problems ATM.
I think youre talking about thw different aspects(in my head anyway) of these various things, including ai. As strictly TOOLS, they are brilliant. From auto correct to ai, they can and do do wondeful things that benefit us. But theres another aspect, ill call it the lifestyle aspect, that is far more sinister. Auto correct makes people lazy with their brains. No need to learn how to spell words when your device will do it for you. Or read a map? Many people dont even know what i mean when i ask them that. I think the examples with ai are obvious so ill just say, hopefully you get my point here.
Heroin is a great drug… if you get your leg blown off, heroin is the drug you need. It would be a godsend at that time. But using heroin as a lifestyle? I think we can agree that its horrible, and will destroy ones life rather quickly. I see alot of parallels with drugs and online content/tools/etc. People quickly get addicted to these things, and even when their detriment to ones life becomes apparent, people often find they “cant” do without them. Anything that fits into that scenario is a bad thing. Ofc theres 2 sides to every coin, and yes we can sing the praises of these new technologies, much like we could heroin. But its important to look at the results. Perhaps ai saves lives through medical research. Perhaps auto correct saves time. But when these tools become the centerpiece in peoples lives, their negative effects become atrocious. And much like heroin, people cant seem to use these things daily without them taking over their lives.
To play a little devils advocate here, auto correct is how they got their foot in the door. All this stuff, from auto correct to ai, its all about what it does to your BRAIN, and nothing to do with how anyone FEELS about it. Like advertising, it works whether or not you like the ad. It works bc it gets in your brain and does things you remain oblivious to.
Im not saying auto correct equals ai. I am saying they are steps on the same path. Letting "computers"(i couldnt think of a better word that encompases everything im talking about) do things for you is the first step towards losing the "you" in this equation.
We all draw our lines where we see fit(and many dont draw that line at all). But i think its important to remember that any and all of it has its effects on us, often unseen.
And yes i appreciate the irony of writing this on my phone lol
Non, non I get where you’re coming from, you’ve made a very good argument. I appreciate it, hmm I must admit I don’t have any rebuttal so just going to have to remark upon how well argued your comment is and how it’s given me much to think about. Thanks for that X).
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But... we've been using various iterations of AI for about 40 years now. "Generative AI" is being *misused* (a lot!), but it *can* be used for worthwhile purposes. Scientific research is one of them.
I think there's a lot of misinformation out there about AI in general, and generative AI in particular. Perhaps it's time for us all to learn about its good aspects?
I also wonder if we're blaming generative AI for a lot of things that are entirely human creations.
And fwiw, if you run adblock extensions, Google does *not* throw ads and garbage "results" at you. So get out there and install them!
I find it difficult to navigate the pessimism i frequently see here. Yes, the dark aspects of tech are very concerning. But... there are other views of these things that are unlike what is often discussed here, in posts and comments. I think that's where a collaborative effort could be helpful. If commenters can both point and link to *other* kinds of developments (good ones) could those things for the basis of a post or posts? I believe so, but that's not my call. And while i really don't want to blog again, I'm feeling as if maybe i should try it, just to present different takes on issues like generative AI.
To reiterate, it's bad out there, but generative AI is only one part of it. I think we have far more pressing problems ATM.
I think youre talking about thw different aspects(in my head anyway) of these various things, including ai. As strictly TOOLS, they are brilliant. From auto correct to ai, they can and do do wondeful things that benefit us. But theres another aspect, ill call it the lifestyle aspect, that is far more sinister. Auto correct makes people lazy with their brains. No need to learn how to spell words when your device will do it for you. Or read a map? Many people dont even know what i mean when i ask them that. I think the examples with ai are obvious so ill just say, hopefully you get my point here.
Heroin is a great drug… if you get your leg blown off, heroin is the drug you need. It would be a godsend at that time. But using heroin as a lifestyle? I think we can agree that its horrible, and will destroy ones life rather quickly. I see alot of parallels with drugs and online content/tools/etc. People quickly get addicted to these things, and even when their detriment to ones life becomes apparent, people often find they “cant” do without them. Anything that fits into that scenario is a bad thing. Ofc theres 2 sides to every coin, and yes we can sing the praises of these new technologies, much like we could heroin. But its important to look at the results. Perhaps ai saves lives through medical research. Perhaps auto correct saves time. But when these tools become the centerpiece in peoples lives, their negative effects become atrocious. And much like heroin, people cant seem to use these things daily without them taking over their lives.