Baldur BjarnasonApr 15, 2023

The only two viewpoints on generative AI that get any play among tech punditry are:

1. AI is a lever that helps people do better
2. AI is effective automation that will replace people, or be a threat to them.

The third viewpoint, that AI tools are kind of shit and, if used in their current form at scale by corporations and governments, will “enshittify” large portions of our society, doesn’t seem to register with them at all.

Show threadChristie Dudley

@baldur This reminds me of the age of "Expert Systems" back in the 90's. It's almost literally the same excitement that people had when they discovered computers could be connected and share information... except without the dire warnings.

I imagine a lot of people have never heard of expert systems. I do not wonder why.

Apr 15, 2023 at 9:31pmWeb