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0 pointsisx7265523y ago0 comments

I am absolutely terrified of all this for a different reason: all human professions (not just art) will soon be replaced by “good enough” AI, creating a world flooded with auto-generated junk and billions of people trapped permanently in slums, because you can’t compete with free, and no one can earn a living any longer.

It’s an old fear for sure but it seems to be getting closer and closer every day, and yet most of the discussion around these things seems to be variations of “isn’t this cool?”

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orblivion3y ago

And then once you take the (probably trivial) step where the computers come up with the ideas for the images, these images won't be interesting anymore because we know a human didn't even make it. It won't be funny in the same way. "Oh that was clever" doesn't make sense anymore. We could reach a new level of jaded.

(Also, hello readers from the year 2032 when all of these predictions sound silly.)

kurthr3y ago

Don't forget the training data for those computer "ideas" will be "attention" and targeted at the most vulnerable 80% of the market. I'd hope that it makes them less fearful and angry, but nope... that drives attention. I wonder what combination of UFOs, satanic cults, and immigrant hoards it will be.

pretendscholar3y ago

As soon as middle class work starts to get automated we will form a new system of resource allocation because all of a sudden the current tax system doesn't work and we go through the mother of all economic crises because no one has any money.

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