Generative AI Is Not Our Gateway To Heaven Nor A Frankenstein Monster

AI Art of “Gateway to Heaven” and “Frankenstein”

 

The debate surrounding Generative AI may seem novel, but it’s not.

It’s simply a rehash of the most commonly used frames in the media when discussing AI.

We need to cut through the hype, look at the complex reality, and see humans at the helm, not machines.

Various social forces are at play here: Researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, journalists, and users, who shape the technology further.

Check out the full piece @The Daily Beast:

Generative AI Is Not Our Gateway To Heaven Nor A Frankenstein Monster

AI ART IS EATING THE WORLD & we need to discuss its wonders and dangers

There's a revolution taking place right now in the world of AI-Generated Art.

My new article focuses on the booming AI-generated Selfies/Portraits/Profile Picture/Avatars,

but also discusses the ethical considerations of AI art and its dangers.

 

Check out the full piece:

AI ART IS EATING THE WORLD & we need to discuss its wonders and dangers

Peoples & Things Podcast – Nirit Weiss-Blatt on The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication

Moments before my response to Haidt was out - Don’t Be So Certain Social media is Undermining Democracy - Lee Vinsel and I covered a lot of ground:

Filter bubbles, echo chambers, rabbit holes, polarization, the shift to Techlash, Donald Trump, tech companies’ crisis responses and whether they were effective (spoiler alert: NO), Google/YouTube vs. Facebook, confirmation bias in media consumption, tech regulation, and the Web3/Crypto hype.

 

Give it a listen:

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AI algorithms creating rabbit holes 

as interpreted by OpenAI’s DALL-E (left), MidJourney (middle), and Stable Diffusion DreamStudio (right)

 

Let’s End “The END of __” Headlines

 

My new article demonstrates numerous times headlines claimed "The End of Facebook/ Google/ Twitter/ etc" and were miserably wrong.

We still have those stupid headlines due to both panic and wishful thinking (wanting Facebook to die, for example). 

But wishful thinking doesn't make the END of something a fact.

On the other side of the equation, we have tech leaders with a totally different narrative:
1. There's a lot to Build. We are the Builders.
2. Progress. We're moving forward because, by definition, progress is for good.

This combination can explain why those things (that were declared "Dead") are pretty much alive and kicking.
 

Check out the full piece:
Bombastic eulogies: Let's put an end to cynical "The End of" headlines

 

“The Tech PR Template for Attacking Whistleblowers”

 

I compared Twitter’s response to its whistleblower, Peiter Zatko, with Facebook/Meta’s response to Frances Haugen (in 2021). 

It created this Attack the Whistleblower 101.

 

 

Then, I turned it into a more detailed article. 

You’re invited to check it out:

The Emerging Tech PR Template for Attacking Whistleblowers

 

Illustration: Twitter follows Facebook’s template

(as interpreted by OpenAI’s DALL-E).