"Whenever anyone accuses anyone else of being a Luddite, it’s worth asking, is the person being accused actually against technology? Or are they in favor of economic justice? And is the person making the accusation actually in favor of improving people’s lives? Or are they just trying to increase the private accumulation of capital?"
https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey

Regarding #chatGPT #GPT3 #GPT4 #watermarking furore, we must ask Qs about the political economy of AI, not just about security.
1. Who will benefit from a watermark checking service? Who platformises? Who pays?
2. How will it affect how software can be built? Can we build anything without querying AI-as-a-Service tools? At what cost for autonomy & sovereignty?
3. How can societies build & operate authenticity detection that does not consolidate power in the same entities that thrust this tech?