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AI As Frankenstein’s Monster

The parallels between Mary Shelley’s fictional AI inventor and the real ones today are shocking and illustrative.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 3 daysMay 26, 2023 ago
AI

Don’t Look, But AI Is Already Transforming The World

Behind the headlines about AI makers asking government to restrain them from destroying the world, their products are already doing it. I get the existential risk that someday, some AI could be so powerful that it could for some reason decide to take over or annihilate humanity. I’ve seen the Read more…

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 6 days ago
AI

AI Making Music For AI

Robots have been making music for a long time. Maybe advanced AI is a hint that people need to get back into the mix?

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 2 weeks ago
AI

Screenwriters Face Their Napster Moment

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced last week that its members would go on strike because they get less work and pay producing content for more shows that air on streaming services. They also want to make sure AI doesn’t take their jobs away completely. Streaming shows are bad Read more…

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 3 weeksMay 9, 2023 ago
Essays

ChatGPT Threatens High-Paying Jobs

Turns out that the folks making (and making $)from AI will be among the first who lose their jobs because of it. Sounds fair to me.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 4 weeks ago
AI

The Charade Of Industry-Led AI Regulation

Focusing on the regulatory conversation about privacy and fairness is a purposeful effort to avoid facing the bigger questions we should be asking about AI.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 1 month ago
AI

AI Is Not Becoming God-Like

The human brain as computer is an analogy, not a description, making predictions for the imminent arrival of AGI declarations of faith, not fact.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 1 month ago
AI

AI Makers Can’t Control Themselves

Benevolent AI will destroy the world long before an evil AI gets around to it.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 1 month ago
AI

Walmart Plans To Replace People With Robots

Walmart has detailed plans for robots and automation but gets fuzzy on what it’ll mean for people and jobs.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 2 months ago
Essays

ChatGPT Is A Glorified Light Switch

ChatGPT isn’t going to lead to the destruction of the world, but it could well presage a radical rewiring of how we work and live.

By Jonathan Salem Baskin, 2 months ago

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