The assertion here is that there is a negative correlation between knowledge of AI and enjoyment of AI. For both iPads and Strawberries, I expect you would not like them less were you to learn more about them.
I would also venture a guess that someone on hacker news who claims they know nothing about how an ipad or produce transport works isn't necessarily someone to pay close attention to.
How fun do you think the ipad factories and strawberry fields are to work in? How many pesticides are on the strawberries? How many people in Africa get killed so some warlord can run the cobalt mines.
That's a fine and reasonable take, but that's not what the article is about at all
> those with less understanding may see AI as magical and awe inspiring. We suggest this sense of magic makes them more open to using AI tools.
> this link between lower literacy and higher receptivity persists even though people with lower AI literacy are more likely to view AI as less capable, less ethical, and even a bit scary
tro2102|1 year ago
paulcole|1 year ago
But do I really know anything beyond what I’ve read in a New Yorker article that I skimmed? Not really.
paulcole|1 year ago
sharkjacobs|1 year ago
> those with less understanding may see AI as magical and awe inspiring. We suggest this sense of magic makes them more open to using AI tools.
> this link between lower literacy and higher receptivity persists even though people with lower AI literacy are more likely to view AI as less capable, less ethical, and even a bit scary
quantified|1 year ago