Agreed. The biggest problem I see here is what we define as "progress". The focus is too much that new technology - that is available to a minority - equates to progress. There's not enough consideration of other forms of measurable progress; where you could argue we are going backwards. Social equality; war; the environment; health... In these realms things aren't looking so bright and these shiny new toys achieve nothing useful to solve them.
And even the previous ages quoted haven't been entirely positive steps. The industrial revolution brought pollution on a massive scale. Farming technologies and practices are now so "effective" we can strip out forests and topsoil at a terrifying rate without any regard for the long term consequences. The internet - which was supposed to make information available to everyone - now makes misinformation available to everyone...
This might be a new age - though TBH so far all I've seen is smoke and mirrors - but I don't see it as a positive step. We should focus our intelligence and resources on solving global problems; rather than inventing machines that mass produce content that we don't have the time to consume and with minimal quality control. The internet and social media already delivered that in spades 😅
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It is so difficult, the gap between the top and the bottom is widening relative to each other. But in terms of absolutes, the whole world is improving, there are fewer people in absolute poverty, the are more opportunities today for people than there were.
I say this because the way we shape laws, social interactions and uses of AI is going to have a huge impact on whether that gap widens by a large amount or a small amount (make no mistake that gap will inevitably widen though...that is just a result of capitalism and globalisation and the fact that a few are able to monopolise markets with technology and the cost of transportation and international logistics continually reducing.
As for nothing being entirely positive, that is something that I agree with, but that is the lack of foresight and different morals and priorities across humanity, greed etc. It is not something that the technology itself is responsible for. This is why AI is, to me, so damned exciting and terrifying at the same time. This time our mistakes will be amplified even more!
So while you might see smokes and mirrors, I see the same thing I saw 20+ years ago.
I see the first sparks of something that will change society, I see the first "e-commerce" website that operates across borders, but this time it is an AI that is "good enough" to start imposing the views of a small few on what is "biased" and "correct" onto the world, that is able to increase "mid level" output to unbelievable levels etc. etc.
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Agreed. The biggest problem I see here is what we define as "progress". The focus is too much that new technology - that is available to a minority - equates to progress. There's not enough consideration of other forms of measurable progress; where you could argue we are going backwards. Social equality; war; the environment; health... In these realms things aren't looking so bright and these shiny new toys achieve nothing useful to solve them.
And even the previous ages quoted haven't been entirely positive steps. The industrial revolution brought pollution on a massive scale. Farming technologies and practices are now so "effective" we can strip out forests and topsoil at a terrifying rate without any regard for the long term consequences. The internet - which was supposed to make information available to everyone - now makes misinformation available to everyone...
This might be a new age - though TBH so far all I've seen is smoke and mirrors - but I don't see it as a positive step. We should focus our intelligence and resources on solving global problems; rather than inventing machines that mass produce content that we don't have the time to consume and with minimal quality control. The internet and social media already delivered that in spades 😅
It is so difficult, the gap between the top and the bottom is widening relative to each other. But in terms of absolutes, the whole world is improving, there are fewer people in absolute poverty, the are more opportunities today for people than there were.
I say this because the way we shape laws, social interactions and uses of AI is going to have a huge impact on whether that gap widens by a large amount or a small amount (make no mistake that gap will inevitably widen though...that is just a result of capitalism and globalisation and the fact that a few are able to monopolise markets with technology and the cost of transportation and international logistics continually reducing.
As for nothing being entirely positive, that is something that I agree with, but that is the lack of foresight and different morals and priorities across humanity, greed etc. It is not something that the technology itself is responsible for. This is why AI is, to me, so damned exciting and terrifying at the same time. This time our mistakes will be amplified even more!
So while you might see smokes and mirrors, I see the same thing I saw 20+ years ago.
I see the first sparks of something that will change society, I see the first "e-commerce" website that operates across borders, but this time it is an AI that is "good enough" to start imposing the views of a small few on what is "biased" and "correct" onto the world, that is able to increase "mid level" output to unbelievable levels etc. etc.