AI as magic is an interesting metaphor. A large part of magic is knowing the correct words and proper names of entities to get the results you want. In many ways AI is the same. Summon the entity you want with the correct words and you can manifest the seeming miraculous. Summon the wrong entity or get the spell slightly wrong and disast…
AI as magic is an interesting metaphor. A large part of magic is knowing the correct words and proper names of entities to get the results you want. In many ways AI is the same. Summon the entity you want with the correct words and you can manifest the seeming miraculous. Summon the wrong entity or get the spell slightly wrong and disaster awaits.
Currently that means your image won't be what you wanted, but imagine these "entities" hooked up to more powerful systems like electrical grids, financial systems, or military control systems.
You might even get a religion/magic dichotomy as the technicians (priests) trained on the system can summon it for proper uses, but hackers (dark magicians) can summon the system with adversarial prompts, or for unintended uses for their own gain.
AI as magic is an interesting metaphor. A large part of magic is knowing the correct words and proper names of entities to get the results you want. In many ways AI is the same. Summon the entity you want with the correct words and you can manifest the seeming miraculous. Summon the wrong entity or get the spell slightly wrong and disaster awaits.
Currently that means your image won't be what you wanted, but imagine these "entities" hooked up to more powerful systems like electrical grids, financial systems, or military control systems.
You might even get a religion/magic dichotomy as the technicians (priests) trained on the system can summon it for proper uses, but hackers (dark magicians) can summon the system with adversarial prompts, or for unintended uses for their own gain.