Tell me your thoughts on AI

Share with me your thoughts on AI, whatever they may be—regardless of how much you know about it. I've been using lots of AI lately and I'm curious if others have done the same. If so, what did you use it for and how likely is it that you will continue using it in the future for that same purpose?

I'm pretty sure the most commonly used form of AI is used for grammar checking and finishing sentences when texting on phones or when typing emails; I don't think many people even realize it's AI because of how normal it's become. Personally, text-based adventure games are my favorite way of messing around with AI.

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ViciDraco · 36-40, M

I am of mixed mind.

For the positive, I think that it is a tool that can really help human productivity thrive and serve as a new medium for entertainment.

For the negative, I don't think we as a society are prepared for it from the angle of economic models and policy. The more AI can do, the more business can get done with fewer people. And when they can get away with hiring fewer people they usually do. Creatives already have a challenging time finding stable and gainful employment. The most recent AI work is really cutting into their spheres. Thankfully at the moment, AI generated works cannot be copyrighted which is a strong incentive for businesses with IP to protect to continue using human artists. But if that goes away, then prepare for an AI art stampede and the loss of employability for artists in general.

I honestly believe freeing people from labor is what we should be working towards as a society. But we need to start with eliminating the need to work in order to live well before we can start actually reducing jobs that humans need to do. Else we're going to see a lot of poverty and suffering.

I'm very positive about the promise of AI. But I'm very pessimistic that our government will choose to prepare for the shifts it is going to cause in our economic system, and as usual the rich will probably get richer while the rest of us struggle more as a result.

deadgerbil · 22-25

@ViciDraco that's a real concern, the rich will use it to increase profits while failing to redistribute that into the community

Taxes would have to increase to compensate and that will cause the usual pro big business suspects to begin their excuses as to why the rich 'worked' hard for their wealth

ViciDraco · 36-40, M

@deadgerbil it's insane that "the job creators" are almost directly the reason that we cannot have so many nice things in society.