Quoting any section of @mia’s incredible essay feels like I’m doing it a disservice; I’ve read it several times, and I expect I’ll read it at least a few more.
With all that said, this is the section that I’m thinking about right now.
On a more personal note, I used to side-eye anyone who talked up the benefits of “artificial intelligence” without explicitly discussing the fascist, anti-worker aspects of the technology.
After the last year, I’ve dropped the qualifier. And I’m done side-eyeing.
“Where are you looking to put your energy next?”
That’s the one I’m struggling with. I just want to pay bills and not make the world worse for everyone (including billionaires, which they’d see if they weren’t busy using longtermism to rationalize short-term revenue). Making the world better would be ideal, but I must be flexible.
I just read @michelle’s piece, which is excellent https://css-irl.info/debating-the-merits-of-llms/
I was not a million miles away from that when I wrote this a couple of days ago https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/114001491227738342
On balance, I think the LLM / machine learning distinction will get lost in the deterministic river that is technology, a river which Mia’s piece surveys too.
AI in the broad sense is *acceleration* of what we have been doing. Which should not be a surprise because in general tech is a multiplier
@mia @jargoggles Yes. Extremely this.
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