The piece you’re now looking at exists because my latest “Long Links” curation of interesting not-lightweight material included quite a few focused on our dominant malaise, namely you-know-what, I mean it’s in the title. Plenty of people have had more than enough of this discourse and I thought I’d spare them by moving these bits over here. Let’s start with raw data: Is AI improving people’s lives? Christine Lemmer-Webber was kind enough to ask the world or at least the Mastodon part of it, and the results weren’t subtle or nuanced at all. I encourage everyone to follow the link and read the conversation that broke out around that poll. It will not cheer you up. And for my money that’s the most important take-away I’m offering today. Whether we’re using it or not, “AI” is not a thing that is making us happy. Where I stand Currently, I’m a contra. GenAI is being pushed by terrible people who are trafficking in lies and abusing the planet, and should their far-fetched dreams come true…
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