Jaron Lanier on parallels between AI and social media

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• georgeecollins27 minutes ago
  I really recommend the book “You are not a Gadget,”. It’s old but it doesn’t seem old because it was so prescient.<p>People have moved on to worry about AI. So many of the dangers of AI come from the insecurities created by tech. Vulnerable software in IoT. Data scooped up everywhere and centralized. No privacy. Human interactions intermediated by machine.<p>If we could just start to address some of those issues I would have more faith that we will ever really do anything to regulate AI.
• andsoitis1 hour ago
  Does Jaron not consider YouTube social media?
  • tartoran45 minutes ago
    Yes, and? What&#x27;s the point you&#x27;re trying to make? Social media does capture the bulk of attention and it&#x27;s okay to use it to criticise social media practices themselves. What&#x27;s wrong with that?
    • andsoitis29 minutes ago
      As Microsoft’s Prime Unifying Scientist in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (which one has to presume includes AI) and then feeding social media, is an interesting way to try change the status quo.
      • alwa11 minutes ago
        I would much rather that role lie with someone who feels conflicted than with a cheery true believer
      • ncr10025 minutes ago
        Responsible criticizing can benefit from deep knowledge.
  • criddell57 minutes ago
    I’m sure he does.
• moeenmirza70724 minutes ago
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