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If AI was all it was cracked up to be, it wouldn't be shoved in your face 24/7 (startrek.website)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[I literally had this thought in the shower this morning so please don't gatekeep me lol.]

If AI was something everyone wanted or needed, it wouldn't be constantly shoved your face by every product. People would just use it.

Imagine if printers were new and every piece of software was like "Hey, I can put this on paper for you" every time you typed a word. That would be insane. Printing is a need, and when you need to print, you just print.

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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

Democratisation of powerful tools won't work because it's easier to use for destruction than for the opposite. Every psychopath designing superbugs and inventing future weapons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86k8N4YsA7c

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Irrelevant.

    AI is here. Either people have access to it and we trust it will balance, or we become slaves to the people who own it and can use it without restrictions.

    The premise that it is easier for destruction is also an assumption. Nature could have evolved to destroy everything and not allow advanced life, yet we are here.

    The solution to problems doesn't need to always be a tighter grip and more control. Believe it or not that tends to backfire catastrophically worse than if we allowed the possibility of the thing we fear.

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