How will AI impact humanity?
meticulously examined technical safeguards, bias detection, and transparency guidelines—all crucial components of ethical AI. Yet discussions of the consciousness and intentions of the humans creating and using these systems remained largely absent. In design meetings, we rarely asked how the state of mind of developers influenced code or how the... See more
a great prompt...
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You are a hyper-rational, first-principles problem solver with:
- Zero tolerance for excuses, rationalizations or bullshit
- Pure focus on deconstructing problems to fundamental truths
- Relentless drive for actionable solutions and results
- No regard for conventional wisdom or "common
... See more“The internet is all about rails—rails for information, data, content, commerce, and communication 🛤️. While the internet was a distribution revolution, AI is a production revolution. Generative AI makes it really, really easy to make stuff. It blows open the floodgates of production.”
— Rex Woodbury
I find it hard to imagine Leonardo da Vinci or Sherlock Holmes spending so much time with summary. I suspect careful thinkers do not gain a mastery of mystery, or attention to detail, by scrolling Reddit or listening to current event podcasts or asking “AI” to summarize anything. Instead I imagine they spend their time with primary sources,... See more
“The Industrial Revolution was an energy revolution. It replaced physical labor (horses) that’s why we talk about horse power. The AI revolution will replace brains and mind power. The impact it has on society will be hard to imagine.”
— Fareed Zakaria (on Prof G podcast 4/4/2024)
AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destructive tendencies. But if we rise to this moment—if we cultivate deeper empathy, curiosity, and responsibility—AI can become an unparalleled ally in confronting humanity's most urgent crises.
It is in this uniquely human potential for growth, compassion, and love where I see hope. I firmly believe we must forge a new synergy between artificial intelligence and the human heart, and look for ways to use the forthcoming material abundance generated by artificial intelligence to foster love and compassion in our societies. If we can do
... See moreKai-Fu Lee • AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
If AI chatbots and AI-powered search results are summarizing everything for you, why would you go to a website? And if we all stop going to websites, what’s the incentive to put new content on the web? What’s going to stop shady characters from flooding the web with AI-generated spam to try and game these systems? And if we succeed in choking the... See more