Very good article. Well done, and thanks for writing.
When it comes to AI, it seems that many people are trying to predict the unpredictable. Humans and industries tend to adapt to technological changes in surprising ways, partly because past adaptations have already shaped how we think and behave.
Naturally, our predictions are shaped by our own perspective. For instance, I find myself rejecting AI-generated art and even CGI. I now prefer puppets and practical makeup effects. This is a relatively new adaptation for me, and it is easy to assume that because I, and others in my cultural bubble, feel this way, everyone must feel this way.
I suspect the same is true for many tech industry speculators and CEOs. Their perception is shaped and warped by their own circumstances and the limits of their bubble.
I also think one’s generation shapes their perception and bubble. Someone who grows up with this technology already in existence will view and use it differently from someone introduced to it after living through earlier technological shifts. And perhaps it’s impossible to predict how that first group will use and interpret the technology, and they will be the ones who ultimately shape the future.
But if you must know, my prediction is: VR helmets, bed sores and a diet of bug jelly.
I saw that Artisans Ad on the London tube waiting for a train, and I thought it was absolutely wild. It felt like we were being trolled by an AI company as we went to work. God knows what you’d think looking at that on your way to try and find a job if you were out of work. “Oh good, I’m apparently literally redundant”.
AI has the potentially to be liberating, but if it’s entirely controlled by corporations it has the potentially to be incredibly exploitative and a danger to humanity. Like anything else corporations had control of without oversight.
I thought the article was well written and liked you drawing on that medieval notion of a land of plenty and how workers have always been exploited in one way or another. And perhaps a way out through collectivist / grass roots action?
Is anyone here old enough to remember the Whole Earth Catalog? It was a large format paperback that gave everyone access to the tools needed to free us from the corporate grasp.
One comodity we "Phesants" have is live entertainment. Human performance of arts, music Etc. Such things are made of soul not wealth. Analog beauty is our irrevocable wealth.
Another asset is the trend towardsand the need for Point of Use ,(POU), power generation, water harvest/reuse, along with the move away from a Macro controlled utility system. Rooftop solar power, Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting, Etc. is emerging.
Very good article. Well done, and thanks for writing.
When it comes to AI, it seems that many people are trying to predict the unpredictable. Humans and industries tend to adapt to technological changes in surprising ways, partly because past adaptations have already shaped how we think and behave.
Naturally, our predictions are shaped by our own perspective. For instance, I find myself rejecting AI-generated art and even CGI. I now prefer puppets and practical makeup effects. This is a relatively new adaptation for me, and it is easy to assume that because I, and others in my cultural bubble, feel this way, everyone must feel this way.
I suspect the same is true for many tech industry speculators and CEOs. Their perception is shaped and warped by their own circumstances and the limits of their bubble.
I also think one’s generation shapes their perception and bubble. Someone who grows up with this technology already in existence will view and use it differently from someone introduced to it after living through earlier technological shifts. And perhaps it’s impossible to predict how that first group will use and interpret the technology, and they will be the ones who ultimately shape the future.
But if you must know, my prediction is: VR helmets, bed sores and a diet of bug jelly.
I saw that Artisans Ad on the London tube waiting for a train, and I thought it was absolutely wild. It felt like we were being trolled by an AI company as we went to work. God knows what you’d think looking at that on your way to try and find a job if you were out of work. “Oh good, I’m apparently literally redundant”.
AI has the potentially to be liberating, but if it’s entirely controlled by corporations it has the potentially to be incredibly exploitative and a danger to humanity. Like anything else corporations had control of without oversight.
I thought the article was well written and liked you drawing on that medieval notion of a land of plenty and how workers have always been exploited in one way or another. And perhaps a way out through collectivist / grass roots action?
Thanks for sharing.
Is anyone here old enough to remember the Whole Earth Catalog? It was a large format paperback that gave everyone access to the tools needed to free us from the corporate grasp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Earth_Catalog
One comodity we "Phesants" have is live entertainment. Human performance of arts, music Etc. Such things are made of soul not wealth. Analog beauty is our irrevocable wealth.
Another asset is the trend towardsand the need for Point of Use ,(POU), power generation, water harvest/reuse, along with the move away from a Macro controlled utility system. Rooftop solar power, Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting, Etc. is emerging.