The rate of change that we would be witnessing if AI had come before the internet might appear to be much slower. I think it is a legitimate worry that there will be disastrous consequences even as there are also very good consequences. There is still ongoing debates about whether social media and smartphones etc. should be regulated in any way. But they already are, Siri and Alexa are examples of AI things.
Welcome to the April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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