“ I also fear that this, combined with an illiterate culture, will make society incredibly susceptible to propaganda. Whoever controls the filters that produce the AI summaries controls the answers that people accept….”
I don't disagree, but is this different than when the internet came along and replaced the need to go to the library? Is it different in kind or only in degree? Interested in thoughts or research on this. In my field (computer science) we have a similar situation - the tools will write code for you without asking (it is turned on by default). The struggle and curiosity of writing software has to be intentionally "opted in to".
Good question. I think it’s different in degree. Certainly the shift from the library to the web was a loss, but you still had to sift through information—at first. Increasingly we’re losing that.
“ I also fear that this, combined with an illiterate culture, will make society incredibly susceptible to propaganda. Whoever controls the filters that produce the AI summaries controls the answers that people accept….”
Chilling words, indeed. Thank you.
I don't disagree, but is this different than when the internet came along and replaced the need to go to the library? Is it different in kind or only in degree? Interested in thoughts or research on this. In my field (computer science) we have a similar situation - the tools will write code for you without asking (it is turned on by default). The struggle and curiosity of writing software has to be intentionally "opted in to".
Good question. I think it’s different in degree. Certainly the shift from the library to the web was a loss, but you still had to sift through information—at first. Increasingly we’re losing that.