simianwords 2 days ago

are _you_ capable of consdering the advantages that AI can bring instead of simply focusing on the easy parts like pollution and energy?

  • cowpig 2 days ago

    AI has incredible potential for both

    But the negatives are spiraling out of control. Pollution and energy and the amplification of structural social problems like wealth stratification, authoritarianism, media manipulation...

    With great power comes great responsibility, and we're living in an era in which our culture has shifted dramatically towards accepting immoral, short-sighted, and reckless behaviour.

    • simianwords 2 days ago

      you could have said the same about any technology - industrial revolution, the internet - anything really.

      always easy to talk about concerns.

  • grayhatter 2 days ago

    > instead of simply focusing on the easy parts like pollution and energy?

    Yeah, I completely agree AI is fantastic with no downsides; as long as you ignore all of it's down sides.

    Do you think it's a good thing to ignore the downsides when advocating for something?