Do you think AI is going to be our downfall? I notice a lot of people here are on the same page, I also need to keep myself from praising AI up into the clouds, we all know AI is more than mere language models and can transform fields, you never knew AI would be useful in.
We use averages and mathematics to solve many things already, but where there is a floating parameter IE the intake of a car, our older models mostly break down unless we introduce far too many complicated sensors to fine tune the mixture.
An AI for example could use one sensor (temperature) to make far more educated guesses that no ordinary human can model and you end up with a more efficient engine as a result.
Our world has models everywhere, models for heating in buildings, lighting, weather, etc. etc.
AI is a gift that will save countless lives, it is likely saving lives as you read this.
But philosophy isn't just about praise, it is also about the negatives.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who find it difficult to search for music or videos anymore, and I won't be surprised if the "search field" becomes something antiquated.
The fun we have with LLM's now is not something that will stick around forever, I see it in the same way I see the search field, something that was completely integral to a websites function, becoming old as people simply, 'don't know what to search for', we use LLM's now to ask questions we won't need to be asking in a few years time, maybe.
I don't know for certain, but It's an educated guess.
In the absence of choice, making a wish for a song or a film becomes easy, when your choices are infinite, making up your decision becomes much harder.
I don't know if this phenomena has a name already, but I wonder if it could apply to AI LLM's with potentially a much worse effect.
I don't see myself ever stop asking questions, but then again, I was never able see myself stop searching for videos either.