Very interesting piece. I'm not sure I totally understand or agree with all of the authors' perspectives but it's well worth the read to see how some people inside the industry are thinking about these things at a high level.
I'm a bit confused by the assertion that AI automation becoming a replacement for humans is "a mirage" and the seemingly contradictory closing statement that an "AI-driven, automation-based dystopia" is inevitable if liberal democracies do nothing.
If their point is that we must see through the bullshit surrounding the technology in order to not be hoodwinked into delegating power and decision making to AI systems then I am in full agreement. I think it's important for people to realize that AI has nothing to do with actual human intelligence and that any AI system is reliant on human programming and data and that it inherits our own biases as a result.
A nice, thought-provoking piece from Jaron Lanier and Glen Weyl re data labeling as slavery/barter, AI more generally, personal data sovereignty, and AI as authoritarianism. With a dash of delegative democracy thrown in.
Very interesting piece. I'm not sure I totally understand or agree with all of the authors' perspectives but it's well worth the read to see how some people inside the industry are thinking about these things at a high level.
I'm a bit confused by the assertion that AI automation becoming a replacement for humans is "a mirage" and the seemingly contradictory closing statement that an "AI-driven, automation-based dystopia" is inevitable if liberal democracies do nothing.
If their point is that we must see through the bullshit surrounding the technology in order to not be hoodwinked into delegating power and decision making to AI systems then I am in full agreement. I think it's important for people to realize that AI has nothing to do with actual human intelligence and that any AI system is reliant on human programming and data and that it inherits our own biases as a result.
AI is ... people.
A nice, thought-provoking piece from Jaron Lanier and Glen Weyl re data labeling as slavery/barter, AI more generally, personal data sovereignty, and AI as authoritarianism. With a dash of delegative democracy thrown in.