Fiona MacNeillOct 20
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I am so tired of fellow people in tech describing AI as a ‘revolution’. The word ‘revolution’ comes from the Latin, ‘revolutio’ ~ a turn around. As far as I can tell AI (as a term for describing a set of losely interrelated technologies) is very much business-as-usual, in fact it further consolidates power in the hands of the few. To liken it to the Industrial Revolution seems fundamentally flawed, because it is not akin the agrarian shift in terms of societal shift and impact…
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…To describe ‘AI’ as a ‘revolution’ bestows power and gravitas on a set of technologies that are indeed disruptive, but are not a forgone conclusion. The Industrial Revolution encompassed many innovations and socio-political changes. It seems to me that an era change can only be applied in retrospect once you can see the whole impact — so I’m afraid that describing ‘AI’ as a ‘revolution’ immediately turns on my BS alarm and I’ll be less inclined to believe what you say #SmellsLikeASalesPitch
Oct 20 at 2:19pmWeb