Silicon Valley’s richest nerds seem convinced that artificial intelligence will make our world a better place. However, not everyone is so convinced.exist South by Southwest this weekA sizzle reel of conference panelists speaking passionately about new technology was met with loud boos from a disgusted audience.
Relevant reels screened ahead of new rom-com premiere autumn guy.The video is just under a minute long and has panelists (including renowned tech journalist Kara Swisher) saying things about artificial intelligence like “You need to stop resisting and start learning” and “Instead of what you have to resist,” people What should be done is “find ways to use artificial intelligence to accelerate acceleration.” One speaker helpfully told the audience: “Be one of the people who leverages artificial intelligence and don’t get crushed by it.” On her show, Swisher recent Friendly with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To promote her new book, she said every company will use artificial intelligence to “figure out how” to become “more efficient.”
Here is the scroll:
Yes, wow! I think, guys, resistance is futile. It’s better to integrate the Borg while you’re ahead and stop worrying about things like job automation and AI-led warfare. If we support artificial intelligence now, everything will be cool!
Well, the audience didn’t like it. The film was booed. Like a lot.
Here are the reactions to the scroll:
type noticed Many of the booing viewers were likely “writers and actors who have spent much of 2023 on picket lines, trying to contain the potentially destructive power of artificial intelligence.”
Yes, not everyone is as enthusiastic about the “artificial intelligence revolution” as the wealthy tech class. Not surprisingly, people who are more likely to lose their jobs than gain them due to technological disruption are not its biggest fans.
