“The computer screen bulldozes our doubts with its bounties and conveniences. It is so much our servant that it would seem childish to notice that it is also our master”
I often use the analogy of “AI for social good” being like creating a tank first and THEN being like oh let’s see how we can use this tank for “social good.”
Then why not create something other than a tank in the first place?
Scientists follow the state’s endless in warfare.
the worst of all possible worlds: generative AI manages to pollute the internet with cheap synthetic data, manages to make being a human artist / creator harder
All new tech is scary, it's not just AI.
• trains — the female body was feared to not be able to go over 50 mph, lest the uterus "fly out of the body"
• subways — going underground was cursed because it brought you "closer to the devil"
• elevators — early... See more
if people are so "exhausted" by the predictability and volume of meme culture, NFTs can be seen as a way of "professionalizing" memes and liberating ordinary people from having to care and participate