Show threadMrsJOct 31, 2023
@davidho @davidho the part under the headline that worries me in all caps:“#globalwarming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, EVEN IF IT JEOPARDIZES RAIN AND CROPS.” In short, #scientists want to slow down #globalwarming with SRM even if (when) they know it can (will) cause the dehydration and starvation of so many living beings.  It’s #linearThinking instead of #SystemsThinking.
Alex EnkerliJul 11, 2023

In this interview with #DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is that you can almost feel the switch between #LinearThinking and #DivergentThinking.

Much #AIhype is generated by “linear thinkers”. Even their version of #SystemsThinking, is linear. Appropriate for #problemsolvers. Rather dangerous when we trust them in #ProblemDefinition or when they take the Human Condition as a problem to be solved.

At least, Hassabis is selfaware enough to recognize limitations.

https://www.theverge.com/23778745/demis-hassabis-google-deepmind-ai-alphafold-risks

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on ChatGPT, AI, LLMs, and more

Demis Hassabis talks about the future of AI, why the merger between DeepMind and Google Brain will advance tech research, and why AlphaFold was a scientific breakthrough.

The Verge
Alex EnkerliApr 30, 2022

About #LinearThinking.
Something I’ve found effective when I have difficult interactions with a few #LinearThinkers who demonstrate an antagonistic/strident/harsh/aggro attitude:

“We’re not talking about the same thing.”

It disarms then enough that I can be quiet for a while.

It’s not a magic incantation. It just feels like it.