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We are already in the knowledge age, in fact the irony of calling this new era a "knowledge age" is probably the opposite of what will be true; AI will lessen knowledge as people become more reliant on machines to think and do things for them.
Also the argument that AI does not create anything new is an interesting point. I would argue that 99.9% of humans never produce anything "new". We use prior knowledge (prior computation) in order to create something. The old adage "there is nothing new under the sun" tends to ring true more often than not. Does that mean that AI is not producing unique things? (queue a 12 hour debate we could have on what constitutes "new"! 🤣💗)
I agree with several points though: AI allows for the creation of crap at scale...this will be a problem we need to address somehow as we already have an overwhelming amount of garbage to sift through to find value.
I also agree on the top 5% gaining the most from AI, we will be the ones utilising AI to our benefit, while the bottom 95% will be a victim of the decisions and output difference that AI introduces.
In particular you mention that "neither group noticing or caring about AI in the slightest.", this is the most worrying part. They may not notice and or care about it...but it will (and already is) affecting their life and the world they live in (although I am sure I do not need to say that and that was the point you were making, it just jumped out at me!).
But...BUT there is one important thing to note, while the inequality may increase as a relative metric, each new era has tended to yield an absolute increase in the standard of living across the globe.
So while the difference between the "haves" and the "have nots" will increase, I certainly believe that this next era will allow for more people to be lifted from absolute poverty at least. (But time will tell if I am right there and it may just be false optimism).
I love the points you have made, I also appreciate the inclusion of some books to add to my reading list as they sound interesting! 🙏💗
I can only imagine what gems you will share on my next article, which is a summary of the first chapter of "The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI".
Oh and finally "welcome to Dev.to", I notice your account is new and this is your first comment, I cannot wait to see what other thoughts you share going forward! 💗
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We are already in the knowledge age, in fact the irony of calling this new era a "knowledge age" is probably the opposite of what will be true; AI will lessen knowledge as people become more reliant on machines to think and do things for them.
Also the argument that AI does not create anything new is an interesting point. I would argue that 99.9% of humans never produce anything "new". We use prior knowledge (prior computation) in order to create something. The old adage "there is nothing new under the sun" tends to ring true more often than not. Does that mean that AI is not producing unique things? (queue a 12 hour debate we could have on what constitutes "new"! 🤣💗)
I agree with several points though: AI allows for the creation of crap at scale...this will be a problem we need to address somehow as we already have an overwhelming amount of garbage to sift through to find value.
I also agree on the top 5% gaining the most from AI, we will be the ones utilising AI to our benefit, while the bottom 95% will be a victim of the decisions and output difference that AI introduces.
In particular you mention that "neither group noticing or caring about AI in the slightest.", this is the most worrying part. They may not notice and or care about it...but it will (and already is) affecting their life and the world they live in (although I am sure I do not need to say that and that was the point you were making, it just jumped out at me!).
But...BUT there is one important thing to note, while the inequality may increase as a relative metric, each new era has tended to yield an absolute increase in the standard of living across the globe.
So while the difference between the "haves" and the "have nots" will increase, I certainly believe that this next era will allow for more people to be lifted from absolute poverty at least. (But time will tell if I am right there and it may just be false optimism).
I love the points you have made, I also appreciate the inclusion of some books to add to my reading list as they sound interesting! 🙏💗
I can only imagine what gems you will share on my next article, which is a summary of the first chapter of "The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI".
Here is a rough draft if you want a sneak peek: docs.google.com/document/d/1oKuLBF...
Oh and finally "welcome to Dev.to", I notice your account is new and this is your first comment, I cannot wait to see what other thoughts you share going forward! 💗