Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:47 pm
Some philosophy professor was asked whether he's not worried about AI writing essays for his undergrads. His answer: Not at all. Students will write their essays with AI and then send them over to my grading AI. With formalities out of the way we all will be free to learn whatever we want.
I know you run on the optimistic side (as opposed to me) but, you really don't see any problems with this?
The software is not meant to HELP you write an essay; it is meant to write the essay for you. I doubt that there can be any learning in clicking a button and getting, almost instantaneously, an essay on, let's say, William Blake's literary output.
The professor seems to be also sitting very comfortably on his (probably tenured) laurels. So fine, his AI grades their AI. How long before his AI replaces him? Very tongue in cheek, but as I said before, how about people that write for a living? We have at least one member here that does that: Megan. How fast would her publication be able to replace her if they can get GOOGLE-WRITER? Or, for that matter, how long would it take for an entire magazine to be "published" by just one person, as the sole thing would be for such a person to plug in the "requests" for articles to the AI and let it spit out all of them?
This next comment is personal but please take it as a true question. It seems to me that at times, people can't see that something innovative will affect negatively a very large group of people. For example, in my industry, almost the entire surveying sub-section has been wiped out because GPS systems have become so accurate and precise that you need only 2-3 surveyors to process the data. In the past, we needed 20-25 surveyors per group, plus their assisting crew, to map a project. They all are now gone, with no other options (and it was a highly technical career). So, the question: does it not matter in any way that an entire profession could be wiped out because some AI is implemented? It has happened already: travel agents, surveyors, drafts-people and graphic designers, and, of course, countless lesser-skilled activities.
Does it not matter at all that these AI takes away from the pool of jobs available?
Serious questions, all of them. Would love to hear you out.