A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.

People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse::A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.

  • _e____b@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    1 year ago

    The general sentiment towards AI in the comments is mixed. There are concerns about the potential negative impacts of AI, particularly on jobs and the economy, but also recognition of the benefits that AI can bring.

    Main Points Pro AI:

    1. AI can make life easier and more efficient, with examples given such as not needing to carry cash or visit a bank, and being able to read library books without going to the library.
    2. AI can potentially solve problems and provide more tools for problem-solving.
    3. Some people have jobs that wouldn’t exist without technology, including AI.
    4. AI can automate mundane and repetitive tasks, freeing up humans to do more creative and complex work.

    Main Points Against AI:

    1. AI can lead to job displacement, with concerns that it will be used to replace human workers, particularly by the wealthy and corporations.
    2. There are concerns about the potential for AI to be used to exploit the poor and increase wealth inequality.
    3. Some people have had negative experiences with AI, such as in customer service or automated ordering systems.
    4. There are fears that AI will be used by those in power to control and manipulate, rather than benefit, the average person.
    5. There is a concern that the current economic system is not equipped to handle the changes that AI will bring, potentially leading to social and economic instability.

    Main points against AI, specifically points #2 and #4, do appear similar. However, I believe these concerns can be alleviated if we, as average individuals, adapt AI into our own contexts. If our current roles could potentially be replaced by AI, we should strive to harness this technology to augment our work. We should take an active role and participate in the changes AI brings, rather than merely being subjects of these changes. While corporations may have access to AI on a larger scale, we too have access to this technology and can utilize it to our advantage. My frustration would stem from a lack of access to these tools, not from the changes they bring about.

    • SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      I hear you, but aren’t pro-points 1 and 4 something we already have via good old automation? Can it even get any better on those points by using the-technology-currently-known-as-AI?

      Same for con-points 1, 2, 4, really. Thinking of automation for point 1 (human assembly lines vs robotic used in car manufacturing, for instance). And stuff like social media algorithms have been around and exploiting one class for the benefit of another for quite a bit now. Though, admittedly, point 4 can always get worse.

        • SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Hey now, LLMs have um… a presence… here, too.

          Though to be fair, it’s probably something I’d ask ChatGPT as well, just to see how it works.

          Honestly, I can’t tell anymore. Didn’t do any sort of work, just hit reply.

      • _e____b@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        AI, or any other tool, isn’t intrinsically bad or oppressive. In my opinion, in this context, it would be more valuable to concentrate efforts towards better work legislation, rather than solely focusing on regulating AI (which needs to be done regardless).