Technology is not the problem, protecting creators is

[Ryujin]

Nevermind. Not worth even peripherally going there.

 

[trappedslider]

this should make some people in this thread happy

AI hype is fading, according to earnings calls

The hype around artificial intelligence may finally be normalizing, at least according to company earnings calls over the past two quarters.

finance.yahoo.com

"The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in 'Metcalfe's law'–which states that the number of potential connections in a network is proportional to the square of the number of participants–becomes apparent: most people have nothing to say to each other! By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet's impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine's."

- New York Times economist Paul Krugman (1998)

 

[Staffan]

With respect, exploitation of people with less power is not a function of your economic system - that's a human thing, that has and will happen under any system.

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." – John Kenneth Galbraith

 

[FrogReaver]

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." – John Kenneth Galbraith

It’s like the same but worse

 

[eyeheartawk]

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." – John Kenneth Galbraith

" That's, like, your opinion, man." - John Maynard Keynes, probably idk

 

[trappedslider]

remember when we all mocked this commercial, and kept with limewire, Napster, bit torrent etc


Pepperidge farm remembers.

 

[Umbran]

I am not sure that we could in a meaningful way.

See below.

I mostly agree with you but given the "no politics" rules of this forum I am not convinced we can have a useful conversation about the topic in general with out getting into the weed of politics.

Yep, That's why I stopped where I did.

 

[overgeeked]

What jobs artist have when art is made by machines is a profoundly political question, it goes to the heart of how society is organised. If you cannot see that as political then I think you have too narrow a view of politics.

The distinction I am making is between the problem, economics, and the solution, politics. In the current economic system, this new technology is disruptive and causing economic problems. That’s not a political statement or question. The next bit, “What should we do about it as a society?” that is a profoundly political question.

 

[FrogReaver]

The distinction I am making is between the problem, economics, and the solution, politics. In the current economic system, this new technology is disruptive and causing economic problems. That’s not a political statement or question. The next bit, “What should we do about it as a society?” that is a profoundly political question.

Contrast with - 'not using this new innovative technology that will increase per capita productivity is a problem'. The implicit imperative here being 'we need to use this new technology'. We don't live in a vacuum, saying something affecting society is a problem is saying we need to do something about it. Saying we need to do something about it as opposed to doing nothing is political. But we can't really have that discussion here - so instead we just go round and round - it's a problem, no it isn't, we should do something about it, no we shouldn't. Etc. Etc.

 

[trappedslider]

Contrast with - 'not using this new innovative technology that will increase per capita productivity is a problem'. The implicit imperative here being 'we need to use this new technology'. We don't live in a vacuum, saying something affecting society is a problem is saying we need to do something about it. Saying we need to do something about it as opposed to doing nothing is political. But we can't really have that discussion here - so instead we just go round and round - it's a problem, no it isn't, we should do something about it, no we shouldn't. Etc. Etc.

Then there's a third way: "There is nothing we can do because not enough people care enough to actually do something. "