In the third and final part of his series, Dougal Perman argues the case for combining creativity and culture with being fluent in AI - and staying human. When it comes to creativity, AI may be a great enabler but it can’t read your mind (yet) and definitely won’t do everything for you. And nor should it. Like everything, you get out what you put in. Some people disregard AI … [Read more...] about AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility
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AI, creativity and humanity (2): Obstacles
In the second part of his series Douglas Perman examines the risks AI may pose to a trio of issues: copyright, the environment, and employment. Other issues such as privacy feature in Part 3. I’ve written in Sceptical Scot before about the significant challenges faced by the creative industries in Scotland since the pandemic. The economic challenge has not gone away. Costs are … [Read more...] about AI, creativity and humanity (2): Obstacles
AI, creativity and humanity (1)
Is AI as beneficial or as harmful as we choose to make it? We have to confront the harms and understand how to develop the benefits, argues Dougal Perman in a 3-part analysis for Sceptical Scot In his quest for knowledge Johnny 5 devoured culture and developed humanity. When a lightning strike brought the robot to life it gave him an insatiable hunger for input data. I love the … [Read more...] about AI, creativity and humanity (1)
ChatGPT, you’re fired!
“Mum, ChatGPT is gaslighting you!” That was the response from my young associates when I shared conversations I have been having with the famous new Artificial intelligence machine this week, and I think they have a point. One of my young associates has been making good use of the free tool and he suggested I try it for a project I am working on. On the phone to him one night, … [Read more...] about ChatGPT, you’re fired!
Basic income no, job guarantee yes
There has been a buzz recently about the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) and why it could be a solution to technological unemployment.VOX reported a few days ago that Y Combinator, a start-up incubator, is about to start a five-year research project on how a UBI could work. Noah Kulwin over at re/code also has a useful article on this including a broad overview over … [Read more...] about Basic income no, job guarantee yes