It’s been difficult to make it through a week without hearing a comparison of today’s social (dis-)ordering to Orwell’s “1984” and/or Huxley’s “Brave New World”; replete with the marginalization of the citizenry’s intellectual curiosity by the fascistic Others.
But in consideration of Gaines, Sneako, et al., perhaps H.G. Wells’ “Time Machine” deserves a reference as well, as it presents possibly a more accurate prediction of societal (De-)evolution into its simplest bifurcation: cannibal Morlocks thriving on passively influenced and consumable Eloi.
The nightmare that could...will only continue to exist if people are suckered into the ai candy fluff. Thats a Trojan horse which allows for the spread of the dark side of it as well. Just say fuck off ai...
I think that technology tends to accentuate the characteristics of people that are using it. So if one's intent is to do something good in the world (like curing cancer) or merely to learn and explore, the Internet and AI are potential opportunities for them. It requires people who are empathetic, altruistic, and open-minded, though.
If their intent is merely to be cruel, hedonistic, and narcissistic, they'll get that too. Also, it's seem to be a tool desired by the high-functioning sociopaths who run the tech companies as a way of removing humans from the equation.
It just strikes me that the largest issue here is that we're getting an entire culture of delusional screen addicts who've completely lost touch with reality because they're constantly reinforced with the notion that they're brilliant and always correct. That and particularly with the fascist tech CEOs and "bros" who've overtaken the pantheons of American society and are pushing things like AI on everyone else, it's not that I'm concerned that AI is going to overtake anyone's position.
It's that when I read about things they've said and actions they're making, I have some very concrete concerns that they don't have a handle on normal human behavior nor are they cognitively operating rationally, and they're not having any restraints on their actions or their bank accounts. So the rest of us need to have some serious questions on whether the intent of using the technology is for good or if it's for unethical purposes:
1. Basically keeping people in their own delusional bubble their entire lives in order to make money off of them
2. Get it to do something awful (like a bombing raid) in order to avoid having to take the blame for it
Great juxtaposition of these 2 films in that they offer competing views of where we might be headed. Not that either contradicts the other, just different trends that lead in directions potentially NOT good. Reminds me again of Neil Postman contrasting Brave New World and 1984 - different because they took different extrapolations of similar human nature, one emphasizing authoritarianism, the other amusement, but both dealing with our individual submission.
As with those 2 novels, our future may well synthesize aspects from both these films. I’m tempted to say, imagine the worst implications of each, mix well, allow to fester.
Oh - and yes, I too am a person, I’ve seen people (including myself, in a mirror and in the eyes of others) and I’ve lived among them. We are the best. We are the worst. And everything in between. We’ve been in trouble for a long time. AI isn’t gonna solve “us”
I’m finding already that there are two kinds of people- those who love AI and those who hate and fear it. As an artist I want to pull my hair out every time I see AI generated (not)art. And that’s just the start of it.
There's a third stream (me) who say isn't this interesting and sometimes even useful. But I fear while it may extend the reach of the intellectually curious, it's already making students and even some colleagues lazier as well as dumber. These are the people that think it's some kind of magic oracle, and I fear that some of these folks will be CEOs as well.
But, if you want to write a very specific Python script in a tiny fraction of the time, AI is great.
It’s been difficult to make it through a week without hearing a comparison of today’s social (dis-)ordering to Orwell’s “1984” and/or Huxley’s “Brave New World”; replete with the marginalization of the citizenry’s intellectual curiosity by the fascistic Others.
But in consideration of Gaines, Sneako, et al., perhaps H.G. Wells’ “Time Machine” deserves a reference as well, as it presents possibly a more accurate prediction of societal (De-)evolution into its simplest bifurcation: cannibal Morlocks thriving on passively influenced and consumable Eloi.
Fuck off until true guardrails are a fact.
The nightmare that could...will only continue to exist if people are suckered into the ai candy fluff. Thats a Trojan horse which allows for the spread of the dark side of it as well. Just say fuck off ai...
I think that technology tends to accentuate the characteristics of people that are using it. So if one's intent is to do something good in the world (like curing cancer) or merely to learn and explore, the Internet and AI are potential opportunities for them. It requires people who are empathetic, altruistic, and open-minded, though.
If their intent is merely to be cruel, hedonistic, and narcissistic, they'll get that too. Also, it's seem to be a tool desired by the high-functioning sociopaths who run the tech companies as a way of removing humans from the equation.
It just strikes me that the largest issue here is that we're getting an entire culture of delusional screen addicts who've completely lost touch with reality because they're constantly reinforced with the notion that they're brilliant and always correct. That and particularly with the fascist tech CEOs and "bros" who've overtaken the pantheons of American society and are pushing things like AI on everyone else, it's not that I'm concerned that AI is going to overtake anyone's position.
It's that when I read about things they've said and actions they're making, I have some very concrete concerns that they don't have a handle on normal human behavior nor are they cognitively operating rationally, and they're not having any restraints on their actions or their bank accounts. So the rest of us need to have some serious questions on whether the intent of using the technology is for good or if it's for unethical purposes:
1. Basically keeping people in their own delusional bubble their entire lives in order to make money off of them
2. Get it to do something awful (like a bombing raid) in order to avoid having to take the blame for it
Great juxtaposition of these 2 films in that they offer competing views of where we might be headed. Not that either contradicts the other, just different trends that lead in directions potentially NOT good. Reminds me again of Neil Postman contrasting Brave New World and 1984 - different because they took different extrapolations of similar human nature, one emphasizing authoritarianism, the other amusement, but both dealing with our individual submission.
As with those 2 novels, our future may well synthesize aspects from both these films. I’m tempted to say, imagine the worst implications of each, mix well, allow to fester.
Oh - and yes, I too am a person, I’ve seen people (including myself, in a mirror and in the eyes of others) and I’ve lived among them. We are the best. We are the worst. And everything in between. We’ve been in trouble for a long time. AI isn’t gonna solve “us”
I’m finding already that there are two kinds of people- those who love AI and those who hate and fear it. As an artist I want to pull my hair out every time I see AI generated (not)art. And that’s just the start of it.
There's a third stream (me) who say isn't this interesting and sometimes even useful. But I fear while it may extend the reach of the intellectually curious, it's already making students and even some colleagues lazier as well as dumber. These are the people that think it's some kind of magic oracle, and I fear that some of these folks will be CEOs as well.
But, if you want to write a very specific Python script in a tiny fraction of the time, AI is great.
WTF is a Sneako? On second thought, I'm glad I don't know...
I fear personnel is policy, and those we have put in charge of personnel make the apocalypse far more likely than any optimistic option.