tante

I wrote this essay on "AI" being not a technological but a religious narrative 5 years ago and it's basically still true.

"AI" is a secular religion.

https://boundary2.org/2018/08/tante/

tante — Artificial Saviors

tante Content Warning: The following text references algorithmic systems acting in racist ways towards people of color. Artificial intelligence and thinking machines have been key components in the way Western cultures, in particular, think about the future. From naïve positivist perspectives, as illustrated by the Rosie the Robot maid from 1962’s TV show The Jetsons,...

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Apr 19, 2023 at 12:49pmWeb
Show threadRobCorneliusApr 19, 2023
@tante "Rapture of the Nerds"
Show threadfelix stalderApr 19, 2023
@tante almost all (over)complex technology is. But in AI, it's particularly strong.
Show threadtanteApr 19, 2023
@[email protected] Sure. There's the whole "Religion of Technology" angle. But "AI" absolutely has every dial turned up to 11.
Show threadRyk ✌🏻🖖🏽🇨🇦Apr 19, 2023
@tante Putting complete belief into the currently attainable levels of AI, is the equivalent of a person jumping into a meat grinder, hoping to survive.
Show threadllywrchApr 19, 2023
@tante “But if we don’t act now, the Chinese/Japanese/Indians/Europeans will surpass us in this field & it will be disastrous!!1!” <- How the corporations will respond to this
Show threadLuis Lasbelin 🌺🏳️‍🌈Apr 20, 2023
@tante I completely agree with that line "When decisions are made automatically without any way for people to understand the reasoning" it's the beast that emerges from AI+governments that every sci-fi story warns about ​