It seems that technological Utopianism is at a low ebb. For your average American he deems further technological advancement either as a threat (job loss, MRNA vaccines, CBDCs, etc) or something that won’t improve his lot. The technological bedrock for globalization heavily relies on mass communication technology and Excel spreadsheets. For US companies to maintain production in say China, you’d certainly need those two to maintain command-and-control operations. You could strongly argue those technologies were devastating to the US working and middle class while only really benefiting C-Suite upper class strata. Peter Thiel has a long hill to climb to reignite American faith in true technological progress.
Only a few minutes in, however a lot of the people building these things don't think we can keep them under control simply because they don't exactly understand how they work to begin with. They don't completely understand why they produce the outputs they do. I actually think its quite likely that they are going to build something they don't understand and can't control. The OG AI safety dude recently published a book titled "If Anyone Builds it Everyone Dies" LOL
It seems that technological Utopianism is at a low ebb. For your average American he deems further technological advancement either as a threat (job loss, MRNA vaccines, CBDCs, etc) or something that won’t improve his lot. The technological bedrock for globalization heavily relies on mass communication technology and Excel spreadsheets. For US companies to maintain production in say China, you’d certainly need those two to maintain command-and-control operations. You could strongly argue those technologies were devastating to the US working and middle class while only really benefiting C-Suite upper class strata. Peter Thiel has a long hill to climb to reignite American faith in true technological progress.
You have been on fire this month!
Thank you 🙏
There will be AI religions. First contact will be AI. This is the Frankenstein story as well...
I’m here for it. As an observer of course
Well, I don't have AJs problems
Only a few minutes in, however a lot of the people building these things don't think we can keep them under control simply because they don't exactly understand how they work to begin with. They don't completely understand why they produce the outputs they do. I actually think its quite likely that they are going to build something they don't understand and can't control. The OG AI safety dude recently published a book titled "If Anyone Builds it Everyone Dies" LOL