Thanks for this. I’ve been struggling for some time for a proper argument to tell others how I feel about AI. And this is pretty spot on for me (and my mental model)
AI is probably the worst offender at this (killing mental model diversity) but there’s lots of other things that do it too, the internet enabled rapid sharing of ideas, but it did homogenise human mental models a lot more.
Of course the benefits of the internet far outweigh the negatives but it’s still worth being aware of the negatives so we might mitigate them.
I’m in favour of radical ideas at the edge, I love conspiracy theories, I love fringe scientists, I love the crazy ones, because we need them.
All ideals should be surrounded by a moat of tolerance, that way, the crazy ones can exist in the moats
malux85|4 months ago
Of course the benefits of the internet far outweigh the negatives but it’s still worth being aware of the negatives so we might mitigate them.
I’m in favour of radical ideas at the edge, I love conspiracy theories, I love fringe scientists, I love the crazy ones, because we need them.
All ideals should be surrounded by a moat of tolerance, that way, the crazy ones can exist in the moats