The belief in this kind of AI as actually knowledgeable or meaningful is actively dangerous. It risks poisoning the well of collective thought, and of our ability to think at all.
@baldur Great article. This quote stands out for me:
If your view of the world is one in which profit maximisation is the king of virtues, and all things shall be held to the standard of shareholder value, then of course your artistic, imaginative, aesthetic and emotional expressions will be woefully impoverished. We deserve better from the tools we use, the media we consume and the communities we live within, and we will only get what we deserve when we are capable of participating in them fully.
@fgtech @baldur Thank you. I didn't know about that but am now exploring. I appreciate the heads-up. While I only read the last section of that longer article I must say it's not surprising that Māori jumped on this. When Europeans first brought reading and writing to Aotearoa New Zealand apparently Māori embraced it wholeheartedly, seeing the benefit of this new technology to their society. I'm thrilled to see too that they've taken steps to ensure the work they produce remains under the control of the people who have contributed it. Now following the rabbit hole…