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Have to take commentary by non tech folks speaking about tech with a grain of salt and perspective since the tech is changing so fast both in capability and app
by j45 11d ago
Have to take commentary by non tech folks speaking about tech with a grain of salt and perspective since the tech is changing so fast both in capability and application.
Research can be more of a lagging indicator than a leading indicator with AI.
- tptacek 11d agoThey're specifically not using the term "virus" pejoratively, but rather distinguishing the social mechanism LLMs seem to have from something as simple as a "meme".
- Avicebron 11d agoContagion probably is more accurate.
- tptacek 11d agoWell, a meme is contagious, but it doesn't do the same work a virus can at altering the structure of its host.
- Avicebron 11d agoI'm actually not too sure about that, viruses have their own mechanisms of infiltrating the host and replicating inside of it. But so do ideas.
- grebc 11d agoSTD outbreak maps better.
- pixl97 11d agoAh yes, the cognito-hazards. We've created new SCPs.
- j45 11d agoI would agree contangion is a much better word. Social Contagions can be memes, plus doom scrolling or anything.
- djeastm 11d agoIt helps to have outside observers looking at the effects of a new technology and industry and not just depending on those within it to report for us.
- j45 8d agoMany views are welcome, but if the table doesn't include someone literate with tech as well, it can drift away like LLM chats uniquely do. It can help, but where they don't understand the possibilities and capabilities of tech in general, let alone how this is different, let alone the difference in the rate of change, traditionally reliable snapshot based takes themselves do not age very well at all.
- podgietaru 11d agoI can't disagree enough with this. Not everything needs to be understood in a technical context. Technology intersects with society, and understanding its impacts on that society is vital. Or in other words: the humanities are good.
- j45 11d agoI'll clarify in case it helps - need everyone at the table, not just only tech (or non-tech only) as you may be assuming. Technology takes without a tech perspective present can greatly skew it. I'm not referring to a technology context at all. Just like you shouldn't trust the IT department to run accounting... the opposite will also vary. Not being able to track the possibilities and capabilities of a type of software that is unlike the software before it can really outdate things quickly.