The problem is regulation and A.I. ethics isn't keeping up with how platforms, Cloud services and A.I. is being utilized, militarized, harnessed and developed in secret.
“With technology, I get the sense that people feel like we’re in a game with an inevitable (not so great) conclusion. But, we invented the game. We can always change the rules.” love this
You wrote: “Perhaps it’s not that complicated, though. Maybe if we individually try to be more thoughtful and civic minded when we make our personal choices (whatever that means to us), our choices will find some natural alignment, and our world would improve without any spectacular rule changes.” I’ll just say, this is what I’m banking on! The problems of our society are too big to understand or resolve in their entirety, but I sense that by living an ethical life locally, by being good to those close at hand, the goodness will ripple outward. It sounds so bloody naive when I say it, but I don’t know how else to live.
I think that's the thing. We need to concentrate on what's in our control. If we're constantly worried about things that are outside of our control, then we get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing.
You make a lot of really good points. You wrote, "people are frightened by AI becoming sentient, but what more people should fear is a loss of sentience among humans." That's so true!
We have no choice but to become mindful about technology, but at the same time, constant mindfulness is really mentally taxing. That's why monks seclude themselves. There's currently too much responsibility put on individuals to resist when tech companies spend millions to hire really smart people to addict people to their products. I think you're right that seeking support is a good way to get through this. We must maintain a sense of connection that's independent of the technology.
The problem is regulation and A.I. ethics isn't keeping up with how platforms, Cloud services and A.I. is being utilized, militarized, harnessed and developed in secret.
Wow, that's a scary thought.
“With technology, I get the sense that people feel like we’re in a game with an inevitable (not so great) conclusion. But, we invented the game. We can always change the rules.” love this
Thank you so much, Erik.
You wrote: “Perhaps it’s not that complicated, though. Maybe if we individually try to be more thoughtful and civic minded when we make our personal choices (whatever that means to us), our choices will find some natural alignment, and our world would improve without any spectacular rule changes.” I’ll just say, this is what I’m banking on! The problems of our society are too big to understand or resolve in their entirety, but I sense that by living an ethical life locally, by being good to those close at hand, the goodness will ripple outward. It sounds so bloody naive when I say it, but I don’t know how else to live.
I think that's the thing. We need to concentrate on what's in our control. If we're constantly worried about things that are outside of our control, then we get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing.
You make a lot of really good points. You wrote, "people are frightened by AI becoming sentient, but what more people should fear is a loss of sentience among humans." That's so true!
We have no choice but to become mindful about technology, but at the same time, constant mindfulness is really mentally taxing. That's why monks seclude themselves. There's currently too much responsibility put on individuals to resist when tech companies spend millions to hire really smart people to addict people to their products. I think you're right that seeking support is a good way to get through this. We must maintain a sense of connection that's independent of the technology.