The AI Race Is Scary and Uncertain
I won't deny that the AI race has its negative effect. But I want to explore some of the positives that might come out of it and why I think it's good to see them.
The Reason To See The Positive
While AI can be extremely dangerous and may make us feel like we might become obsolete, that type of thinking doesn't really lead to action. It might be right, or it might be wrong. But what I see is that once you start thinking of how it will be impossible to get a job, or there's no use in trying or learning since every career will be taken over by it, that's how you end up doing nothing. Seeing the positives and thinking "hey the future might have some good things" will allow you to take action.
New Opportunities and Inventions
Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, said that although C stopped a lot of programmers from writing assembly it didn't get rid of programmers or decrease them. I believe AI will do the same. I acknowledge AI is different than a new language, but there's either two options. Either it makes us completely obsolete and at that point worrying about a job is the least of our worries anyway. Ultron should be your worry. But if it doesn't reach AGI and doesn't replace us, then it will be integrated with us. And that means that humans are still required. Not only that but they will be the drivers of it. Telling it what to do and how to act, and what to be used for.
I see new opportunities and cool inventions being created. It's been less than 30 years since the first I Phone came out and look how much that changed the world. I think AI can do so much in such little time. That's also one of the dangers. One cool example is how it can preserve ancient languages. Once it learns them it can hold on to those pronounciations, grammar rules, etc. so that even if the amount of speakers in the real world diminishes we still have it stored somewhere.
It's impossible to think of all the possibilities but AI can be applied to all domains. It's this insane amount of possibility that makes me excited. I don't know the future, but not knowing is part of the excitement and knowing that there is so many possibilities feels so suspenseful.
I'm not saying to ignore the negatives but AI can produce a lot of amazing things too. It's easy to get views and clicks on the internet being negative so we're programmed to be more negative since that's all we see. But I think a middle ground is more accurate, practical, and better for our health and sanity. If we know there's something positive to look forward to, we're more likely to act. Being negative is almost a self fulfilling prophecy. If you think there's no hope it causes you to not act or try to build toward something better, therefore creating the very negative future you feared. If you think the future is doomed, then why do anything? I wouldn't say this is a coping mechanism, rather it's balance. Why hold on to an idea that is self defeating. Be wary of the harmful things in the world but also see the good in the world and appreciate it. Humanity has always had hope for the future, otherwise we would not have continued. Why would our previous generations have ushered in the new generation if they didn't have hope. I'm unsure of the future but to keep learning and growing is the only thing I'm sure of.
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