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 threadBJ KennedyApr 18, 2023
@baldur I think it is because none of them want to provide a "640k aught to be enough for anyone" or "the internet will have no greater impact on the economy than the fax machine" style quote that will haunt them for decades.
Show threadBaldur Bjarnason
@arcdrag Oh, definitely.
Apr 18, 2023 at 2:01pmWeb