I almost responded to the poll but I felt it was missing a more nuanced option, such as “apprehensive but not entirely pessimistic the possibilities”. I don’t think it’ll be possible to put the genie back into the bottle, but I don’t feel as pessimistic about AI as others, because I just don’t think AI end products are that engaging. To me reading the works of AI remind me of passing through a labyrinth in an interactive online roleplaying game. Sure, I may be presented with a goblin sitting at a table with a riddle I must solve before advancing to the next room. But AI would never come up with say.... an inter-dimensional portal opening up beneath the same goblin and transporting the participant into Medieval Scandinavia to find the “real” solution to the same riddle. Also, real-life experiences don’t feel like they’re as easily translatable into machine prompts. But then, I’m still not sure what to think of it at this time, since I’m not technically savvy enough comprehend how it works. So I may be like the dinosaurs admiring that pretty star falling toward the Earth and just blissfully unaware of the coming Armageddon, but so far I’m not all that impressed with the stuff I’ve seen coming out of AI.
2nd drop of Distant Stars?? Did I miss the first?!?! Hayulp :)
This was so moving ❤️
Thank you for sharing it.
You are a great writer and inspired me to keep practicing (my writing). I couldn’t stop reading it.
I almost responded to the poll but I felt it was missing a more nuanced option, such as “apprehensive but not entirely pessimistic the possibilities”. I don’t think it’ll be possible to put the genie back into the bottle, but I don’t feel as pessimistic about AI as others, because I just don’t think AI end products are that engaging. To me reading the works of AI remind me of passing through a labyrinth in an interactive online roleplaying game. Sure, I may be presented with a goblin sitting at a table with a riddle I must solve before advancing to the next room. But AI would never come up with say.... an inter-dimensional portal opening up beneath the same goblin and transporting the participant into Medieval Scandinavia to find the “real” solution to the same riddle. Also, real-life experiences don’t feel like they’re as easily translatable into machine prompts. But then, I’m still not sure what to think of it at this time, since I’m not technically savvy enough comprehend how it works. So I may be like the dinosaurs admiring that pretty star falling toward the Earth and just blissfully unaware of the coming Armageddon, but so far I’m not all that impressed with the stuff I’ve seen coming out of AI.
Thank you for sharing my newsletter in your Good Reads. Generative AI is terrifying for so many reasons!