Human side of AI
impacts of AI on human side of things
Human side of AI
Japanese martial arts traditions call these three stages of learning shu-ha-ri: first following rules faithfully (shu), then breaking from tradition (ha), and finally transcending formal structure altogether (ri). What makes this framework so revelatory for any AI doomsday discussion is how it illuminates the evolving relationship between algorithm
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The biggest challenges we face aren’t technical.
They are psychological, philosophical–questions of values, ethics, worldviews.
Just as we are living inside Zuckerberg’s belief in instant connection.
And Steve Jobs’ dream of the computer as a bicycle for the mind…
We are already stepping into the world imagined by Sam Altman.
But what is his vision of a
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Descartes was wrong: ‘a person is a person through other persons’ | Aeon Ideas
aeon.coThe cozy web is a turn of phrase describing the growing phenomena whereby web users seek refuge from public algorithm-driven social platforms and services that very often rely upon a surveillance business model. It’s characterised by comparatively small invite-only groups across a variety of applications many of which employ end-to-end encryption f... See more
Cyborg Social
surveillance is not the same as observation - but it's a definition issue, otherwise an interesting point
Evolutionary Mismatch and How To Evaluate It: A Basic Tutorial
prosocial.world
are we in evolutionary mismatch with social media and technology?
a good part of the information flows and processing by which you live are digitally mediated by a wide variety of information technologies. Most obviously these include your smartphone, and it includes the applications and services you use through it and that use you through it.
The majority of these digital elements have not been developed first a... See more
The majority of these digital elements have not been developed first a... See more
Cyborg Social
A cyborg — or cybernetic organism to use the full title — is part living organism, part machine. In the contexts here, we are the organisms and our integration and reliance upon digital technologies makes us cyborg. Cyborg Social sets out to transform this massively with a dedication to our innate qualities as intelligent social animals.