151 sats \ 8 replies \ @davidw 6 Apr \ on: AI will never be creative AI
I think you’re right for generalised models today that have been trained on a wide amount of data. There will likely be some models that will be better at specific creative processes, when the costs of training come down drastically. And generalised models will likely interact with more specific ones.
But in general you are correct. We will wish to oversee and cherry-pick the outputs generated from AI.
Under the hood it is doing pattern recognition, examining ways in which we have solved problems previously using existing knowledge and language that they have been trained on or have extrapolated. This is its rule set, so it is naturally handcuffed for creativity. Having said that, if you’ve already used it to generate designs, code or anything reasonably complex… it is quite astounding the results you can get. Results that you or I as being “more creative” or inspired could only hope to achieve.
At the end of the day, it will be us as humans that wrongly use this tool to try and exert control. Not the AI itself. Us as humans still think outside the box, can likely generate the most effective prompts or ask it to reflect and iterate on its output. We are holding the leash.
I have a view that our perception of AI may well depend on our very usage of it. If we don’t use it, we may see it as a source of control, oppression and friction. If we do use it, we may found ourselves as more creative and productive. That it is empowering us towards individual progress. Time will tell if that is correct. I know there are bitcoiners that disagree, but just remember that people thought electricity was going to kill them not too long ago…
We are holding the leash ... not for long I'm afraid....
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When it’s really man with machine vs man without machine.
Yes. And to to tie it back to rogue AI, man with machine can beat machine without man.
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My life is me vs me.
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I'll continue being a ghost watching from a far.
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It's an interesting perspective. As though you are not in your body, a ghost with no physical form. And your center of focus is "far" from yourself. Watching. Not participating. Observing, not interacting. This is spiritual voyeurism.
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Man against the machine? I think that's easy The man will always win, it will a trip but there is no way we lose that battle. We will probably go to post apocalyptic, MadMax8 scenario. We will regress to cave man, no electricity and no AI at the end.
I'm saying if we don't get a good grip on AI now, we will lose it quickly and it wont be pretty. We still do have a chance, it looks rather bleak tho, imho. It will be a major disruptor for sure whether you want it or not. Just like Bitcoin... I think its still good vs evil, rather that man vs machine. Some moron one day will use it for bad things and will ruin for the rest of us, this is where we loos the leash.
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I am quite optimistic for the future. I see a bright future for myself. But I believe in a multi verse of outcomes. I say we each manifest what we put energy into. So while I can see timelines that are quite bleak, that's not where I am headed.
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