Yeah, I think a lot of AI fear is typical generational doomerism.
Do people not remember the song Video Killed the Radio Star?
Or something closer to home for a lot of people my age…video games are so much worse for kids because you CONTROL the violence, not just watch it like on TV!
Or if you weren’t convinced because it’s all modern technology… hundreds of years ago, some people were convinced that the future generations are doomed because of all of the books and literature that was readily available.
Or if you want to go back thousands of years…well, they didn’t complain about new technology corrupting the kids – but they complained about society affecting young children nonetheless, and worried that children would be unequipped to grow up in the world.
Media aiming to influence isn’t a new phenomenon, so an easy answer is “look at generations in the past”.
Yeah, I think a lot of AI fear is typical generational doomerism.
Do people not remember the song Video Killed the Radio Star?
Or something closer to home for a lot of people my age…video games are so much worse for kids because you CONTROL the violence, not just watch it like on TV!
Or if you weren’t convinced because it’s all modern technology… hundreds of years ago, some people were convinced that the future generations are doomed because of all of the books and literature that was readily available.
Or if you want to go back thousands of years…well, they didn’t complain about new technology corrupting the kids – but they complained about society affecting young children nonetheless, and worried that children would be unequipped to grow up in the world.
I’m a fan of this xkcd that came well before generative AI was a thing. I think it gives accurate answers.
Relevant xkcd.