A straightforward dismantling of AI fearmongering videos uploaded by Kyle “Science Thor” Hill, Sci “The Fault in our Research” Show, and Kurz “We’re Sorry for Summarizing a Pop-Sci Book” Gesagt over the past few months. The author is a computer professional but their take is fully in line with what we normally post here.

I don’t have any choice sneers. The author is too busy hunting for whoever is paying SciShow and Kurzgesagt for these videos. I do appreciate that they repeatedly point out that there is allegedly a lot of evidence of people harming themselves or others because of chatbots. Allegedly.

  • corbin@awful.systemsOPEnglish
    172·
    2 days ago

    The author also proposes a framework for analyzing claims about generative AI. I don’t know if I endorse it fully, but I agree that each of the four talking points represents a massive failure of understanding. Their LIES model is:

    • Lethality: the bots will kill us all
    • Inevitability: the bots are unstoppable and will definitely be created in the future
    • Exceptionalism: the bots are wholly unlike any past technology and we are unprepared to understand them
    • Superintelligent: the bots are better than people at thinking

    I would add to this a Plausibility or Personhood or Personality: the incorrect claim that the bots are people. Maybe call it PILES.

      • swlabr@awful.systemsEnglish
        7·
        22 hours ago

        Hey while we’re here, I propose two more letters:

        S, standing for “stochastic parrot ignorance,”

        C, standing for “Chinese room does not constitute thought,”

        Now we can have ASS LICE