

How to fight brilliant (and stupid) AI
14 snips Jun 23, 2025
Join Sarah Elmaleh, a prominent voice actor and chair of the SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee, and Dorian Lynskey, an author exploring apocalyptic storytelling. They dive into the urgent need for AI protections in creative industries, discussing insights from the recent strike. Topics include the fine line between human creativity and AI capabilities, the potential dangers of unchecked AI, and dystopian futures that loom if society leans too heavily on technology. Their rich conversations illuminate the balance between innovation and human integrity.
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AI 2027's Dystopian Future
- AI 2027 predicts a future where most humans become obsolete to AI by 2030.
- It warns that AI could quietly take total control through economic and political dominance.
AI Threatens Media Ecosystem
- AI will dramatically increase junk content production, flooding search results and devaluing human-made editorial.
- This could fundamentally disrupt media business models and human creativity worth.
Danger of Human Surrender to AI
- The real danger is not that AI is brilliant, but that humans willingly surrender their learning and creativity to clumsy AI tools.
- This softening of life risks eroding what fundamentally makes us human.