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That's hard no. The world doesn't even remotely need AI. We don't need AI any more than we need nuclear weapons. But at least nukes cannot reproduce themselves.
too many people seem to be completely oblivious to all of the negatives AI is already causing the world right now, never mind down the road when it will be the existential threat to humanity that literal geniuses such as Stephen Hawking have always warned, before it was right here in our face on a daily basis
Instead, it is being normalized by people who don't know any better (or in some cases do but nevertheless don't give AF), including right here on SW where people routinely share images they generated, routinely share AI music videos from YouTube, routinely share their latest escapades with ChatGPT, all the while acting as though it is fun or cool. Meanwhile AI data centers are already causing energy and water crises right now, never mind livability issues for people living near them, and the collective use of AI just like people here on SW do only encourages these greedy companies to keep on destroying the planet, never mind jobs and intellectual property.
AI is just the latest (and perhaps the final) example of how foolish humanity can truly be.
I've stopped bothering to post legit articles about this for educational purposes, since most here obviously don't care, but here's still a few:
https://similarworlds.com/ThirstenHowl/collections?cid=2622
too many people seem to be completely oblivious to all of the negatives AI is already causing the world right now, never mind down the road when it will be the existential threat to humanity that literal geniuses such as Stephen Hawking have always warned, before it was right here in our face on a daily basis
Instead, it is being normalized by people who don't know any better (or in some cases do but nevertheless don't give AF), including right here on SW where people routinely share images they generated, routinely share AI music videos from YouTube, routinely share their latest escapades with ChatGPT, all the while acting as though it is fun or cool. Meanwhile AI data centers are already causing energy and water crises right now, never mind livability issues for people living near them, and the collective use of AI just like people here on SW do only encourages these greedy companies to keep on destroying the planet, never mind jobs and intellectual property.
AI is just the latest (and perhaps the final) example of how foolish humanity can truly be.
I've stopped bothering to post legit articles about this for educational purposes, since most here obviously don't care, but here's still a few:
https://similarworlds.com/ThirstenHowl/collections?cid=2622
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
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I understand your concerns about the amount of energy used in AI generation, but I find that the same arguments I used for mobile/cell phones and computers seems to be very similar to the ones used about AI. As with all new technology, as long as humans remain in control (I know that's up for discussion) as yet I am not concerned that it's going to lead to the end of civilisation as we know it. There is also a discussion to be had of whether civilisation as we know it is worth keeping.
The world doesn't even remotely need AI.
I understand your concerns about the amount of energy used in AI generation, but I find that the same arguments I used for mobile/cell phones and computers seems to be very similar to the ones used about AI. As with all new technology, as long as humans remain in control (I know that's up for discussion) as yet I am not concerned that it's going to lead to the end of civilisation as we know it. There is also a discussion to be had of whether civilisation as we know it is worth keeping.