mandy brownThis is not a fully formed thought, but I have a visceral reaction to seeing coverage of Altman’s firing treated as a top-left news headline. It feels part of the hagiography of these dudes, that we cover them like kings and we cover their companies like nations, but somehow we don’t cover what their tech is going to do to real people.
Ethan Marcotte@aworkinglibrary God, yeah. The fact that there’s an “AI” “industry” even being discussed right now feels like an extension of that, too.
@beep Right, it’s just this totally uncritical acceptance of an entirely self-serving narrative.
Lyre Calliope@aworkinglibrary @beep Not to mention that the messaging of "AI could destroy humanity" FROM these industry leaders so easily begs the question: "Could the AI industry destroy humanity?" The lack of commitment to ask real questions every which way.
zilla@captaincalliope @aworkinglibrary @beep Fear not, AI will not destroy humanity. Humanity's hubris related to grand challenges e.g., Climate Change, Biodiversity loss, MDR pathogens, and corporate greedy will do humanity in far quicker than AI. The 🌎 will be in a better place too.
@ZillaMon @aworkinglibrary @beep oh, of course. Not to mention the long history of the powerful scapegoating accountability by hiding behind mechanization and corporatization. My main point is the media isn't being critical even when the people they're lifting up truly believe they're risking everyone's lives. When someone threatens you, don't ignore it, no matter how out there it is. The media is willing to be complicit in an AI apocalypse. No surprise given negligence across real challenges.