@lbaccuspoetry Finally, the conceptual high-dimensionality of AIs poses enormous risks to people with mental health disorders, and people not used to critical thinking and logical induction.

This is already a huge problem with social media, giving rise to misinformation echo chambers. LLMs bring that down to the personal level, by enabling amplification and self-reinforcing of preexisting cognitive distortions.

@lbaccuspoetry and yes… it is surreal. I think most of humanity is sharing that feeling. That’s also a huge factor in fear-based reactions and overall AI contrarianism.

The other big factor is the huge strain AI R&D is placing on economies, and the downstream effects of that asymmetric resource allocation. It has real impact on people’s livelihoods.

@lbaccuspoetry post scarcity has been possible for decades, we were just too caught up in the market vortex and our own reptilian brains to do anything about it. AI is stretching this paradox to its breaking point.

Unless you plan to go technical about it, I recommend looking into the more encouraging and future-looking practical applications of AI to your areas of interest, and also best practices in how to use AI as a personal, professional, and creative accelerating tool.

The printing press, global transport, radio, internet, and social media contributed to the exponential drift between agency and being on autopilot.

LLMs are now showing us in spectacular fashion the harsh truth of it.

People wonder why things are so inefficient and there is so much bureaucracy - because we’re more interested in wasting time while filling our pockets than doing the actual things that matter.

I don’t judge though. This is all the price we’re paying for our collective brains that evolved under the assumption of scarcity and the need to process SEVERAL orders of magnitude LESS information.