No mention of the theft involved in creating these LLMs? That isn’t very mindful of the real artists and writers in our communities. Not to mention the insane labor exploitation happening to data labellers and other AI workers globally.
Just because something happens to be available doesn't make it okay to support with our use. Taking care not to use something, especially in a group as a boycott, can still make an impact.
Using AI does not help us be better in the long run, but actually doing the work does. We should not trade our cognitive or creative ability for convenience. Trading <Insert Anything Here> for convenience is the problem, not the solution.
Folks were afraid of airplanes, radio and microwaves too, yet here we are. I disagree that AI doesn't help us be better in the long run. There are many application to help humanity. I appreciate your concern and am glad there are folks on the opposite spectrum. It's here, it's growing and ultimately there is nothing we can do to stop it's progression. Of course it can be used for evil but it can also be used to benefit humanity.
Here's AI's response to you:
Here are 10 significant ways AI helps humanity:
Healthcare and Medicine - AI assists in diagnosing diseases earlier and more accurately, accelerates drug discovery, helps analyze medical images like X-rays and MRIs, and enables personalized treatment plans based on individual patient data.
Scientific Research - AI processes vast datasets to identify patterns humans might miss, predicts protein structures for drug development, models climate systems, and accelerates discoveries in fields like astronomy by analyzing telescope data.
Accessibility and Inclusion - AI powers screen readers, real-time language translation, voice recognition for those with mobility limitations, and helps create more inclusive digital experiences for people with disabilities.
Education and Learning - AI enables personalized tutoring systems, provides instant language translation for global learning, creates adaptive educational content, and makes quality education more accessible worldwide.
Transportation Safety - AI improves vehicle safety through collision detection systems, optimizes traffic flow to reduce accidents and emissions, and is advancing autonomous vehicle technology that could dramatically reduce human error-related crashes.
Environmental Conservation - AI helps monitor deforestation through satellite imagery, optimizes energy consumption in buildings and power grids, predicts weather patterns for better disaster preparedness, and assists in wildlife conservation efforts.
Communication and Language - AI breaks down language barriers through real-time translation, helps preserve endangered languages, and enables people to communicate across linguistic divides more easily than ever before.
Agriculture and Food Security - AI optimizes crop yields through precision farming, predicts pest outbreaks, reduces pesticide use through targeted application, and helps address global food security challenges.
Disaster Response and Emergency Services - AI analyzes emergency calls to dispatch appropriate resources, predicts natural disasters, coordinates rescue efforts, and helps first responders make faster, more informed decisions.
Economic Efficiency and Innovation - AI automates routine tasks to free humans for more creative work, optimizes supply chains to reduce waste, enables new business models and services, and drives innovation across countless industries.
A few issues I had with this article:
No mention of the theft involved in creating these LLMs? That isn’t very mindful of the real artists and writers in our communities. Not to mention the insane labor exploitation happening to data labellers and other AI workers globally.
Just because something happens to be available doesn't make it okay to support with our use. Taking care not to use something, especially in a group as a boycott, can still make an impact.
Using AI does not help us be better in the long run, but actually doing the work does. We should not trade our cognitive or creative ability for convenience. Trading <Insert Anything Here> for convenience is the problem, not the solution.
Folks were afraid of airplanes, radio and microwaves too, yet here we are. I disagree that AI doesn't help us be better in the long run. There are many application to help humanity. I appreciate your concern and am glad there are folks on the opposite spectrum. It's here, it's growing and ultimately there is nothing we can do to stop it's progression. Of course it can be used for evil but it can also be used to benefit humanity.
Here's AI's response to you:
Here are 10 significant ways AI helps humanity:
Healthcare and Medicine - AI assists in diagnosing diseases earlier and more accurately, accelerates drug discovery, helps analyze medical images like X-rays and MRIs, and enables personalized treatment plans based on individual patient data.
Scientific Research - AI processes vast datasets to identify patterns humans might miss, predicts protein structures for drug development, models climate systems, and accelerates discoveries in fields like astronomy by analyzing telescope data.
Accessibility and Inclusion - AI powers screen readers, real-time language translation, voice recognition for those with mobility limitations, and helps create more inclusive digital experiences for people with disabilities.
Education and Learning - AI enables personalized tutoring systems, provides instant language translation for global learning, creates adaptive educational content, and makes quality education more accessible worldwide.
Transportation Safety - AI improves vehicle safety through collision detection systems, optimizes traffic flow to reduce accidents and emissions, and is advancing autonomous vehicle technology that could dramatically reduce human error-related crashes.
Environmental Conservation - AI helps monitor deforestation through satellite imagery, optimizes energy consumption in buildings and power grids, predicts weather patterns for better disaster preparedness, and assists in wildlife conservation efforts.
Communication and Language - AI breaks down language barriers through real-time translation, helps preserve endangered languages, and enables people to communicate across linguistic divides more easily than ever before.
Agriculture and Food Security - AI optimizes crop yields through precision farming, predicts pest outbreaks, reduces pesticide use through targeted application, and helps address global food security challenges.
Disaster Response and Emergency Services - AI analyzes emergency calls to dispatch appropriate resources, predicts natural disasters, coordinates rescue efforts, and helps first responders make faster, more informed decisions.
Economic Efficiency and Innovation - AI automates routine tasks to free humans for more creative work, optimizes supply chains to reduce waste, enables new business models and services, and drives innovation across countless industries.