While the author goes off into the ether, he's not wrong on his core points.
That this AI revolution is inevitable, that the people working on it aren't particularly bright in terms of understanding its consequences and that the cost of trying to avoid it will be enormous. No travel, no concerts, no health care, etc. China is close to thi…
While the author goes off into the ether, he's not wrong on his core points.
That this AI revolution is inevitable, that the people working on it aren't particularly bright in terms of understanding its consequences and that the cost of trying to avoid it will be enormous. No travel, no concerts, no health care, etc. China is close to this reality already, even without AI to accelerate the process.
While I don't buy into the 'worship' dramatization, AI will be able to do great and terrible things. And since it is easier to destroy than it is to build, it won't take much for AI to destroy a lot. Change how we treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and memory loss? Sure. Convince us that war is our only option and we need to let the nukes fly now? Or create a bioweapon capable of doing enormous damage to entire societies? Also sure.
Humanity evolves slowly, that is the nature of biology. The author is correct on this essential point, the ability of computers to create and evolve exponentially is the real issue here. As societies, humanity isn't capable of managing the power that is going to be created. We're still petty, motivated by negatives and often unable to fix basic societal issues on a collective basis. Having better tools isn't the answer. Humanity's problems will get magnified by AI, even as it helps find you the best airfare.
While the author goes off into the ether, he's not wrong on his core points.
That this AI revolution is inevitable, that the people working on it aren't particularly bright in terms of understanding its consequences and that the cost of trying to avoid it will be enormous. No travel, no concerts, no health care, etc. China is close to this reality already, even without AI to accelerate the process.
While I don't buy into the 'worship' dramatization, AI will be able to do great and terrible things. And since it is easier to destroy than it is to build, it won't take much for AI to destroy a lot. Change how we treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and memory loss? Sure. Convince us that war is our only option and we need to let the nukes fly now? Or create a bioweapon capable of doing enormous damage to entire societies? Also sure.
Humanity evolves slowly, that is the nature of biology. The author is correct on this essential point, the ability of computers to create and evolve exponentially is the real issue here. As societies, humanity isn't capable of managing the power that is going to be created. We're still petty, motivated by negatives and often unable to fix basic societal issues on a collective basis. Having better tools isn't the answer. Humanity's problems will get magnified by AI, even as it helps find you the best airfare.