Lost income or opportunities to AI? I just read the latest from Brian Merchant of Blood in the Machine. He describes how the AI Commons will be giving away a so-called AI Dividend, which could amount to $1,000 per month, for one year. I imagine that there'll be a stampede of writers, designers, and others, so maybe better take a look today, not tomorrow: https://www.aicommonsproject.org/
#AI #GenAI #AgenticAI #AIMakesYouStupid #AIDividend #AICommons #BloodintheMachine #FuckAI
The bots keep telemarketers and scammers on the line for a long time. #Scambaiting is an old and honorable vocation, and it's received a massive productivity gain from automation. This is the #AIDividend I dream of.
The less-fun AI debate is the one over artists' rights and tech. I am foresquare for the artists here, but I think that the preferred solutions (like creating a new copyright over the right to train a model with your work) will not lead to the hoped-for outcome.
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Jeff Jarvis does a much better job of naming the unease I had with the "AI Dividend" than I did:
"It amounts to a tax on reading and knowledge. It violates principles of the Enlightenment and even of copyright."
Chris Lemoine
Cory Doctorow
Matthew Reinbold
pacanukeha❌ (seasonally appropriate remix)