How AI made your life worse
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Social networks hijacked the natural reward system people have regarding interpersonal interaction.
What's the analogy for LLMs? Outsourcing thought (which used to be required to accomplish things) to a crappy simulation of it?
Or another way to look at it, engagement algorithms on social media prioritize empty content that's easy and mindless to consume. RLHF or whatever preference optimization algorithm trains LLMs prioritizes empty but plausible content that replaces real thought and writing effort.
Our stomachs (fast food), our social skills, and now our thinking are all atrophying.
The reality is that A.I. systems have pervaded our lives for decades. Businesses have implemented A.I. at all sorts of levels, whether or not it was formally called or considered A.I., they've done it.
And if you only knew how pervasive and common it's been for this long period of time, you may begin to doubt whether your life is worse because of it. Perhaps your life is the same. Perhaps your life is even better, because you've actually been able to get things done, as a consumer, as a citizen, thanks to A.I. systems churning in the background and presenting a uniform interface to you and the human droids you've encountered on the front-lines.
There is currently a huge circus going on around LLMs and generative type A.I. These are not the be-all, end-all of the technology, and it's disingenuous for myopic authors like this to limit the conversation around it.