I, Robot, Am a Camera.
Part the First: Everyone Hates ChatBots If you read the news, or watch the news, or have been in the presence of the internet at any point in the last few weeks, you have probably heard that AI is planning to kill us all. It's a rather outlandish prediction, and one that is notably short on particulars or specifics. Indeed, a few news outlets are finally beginning to ask the obvious questions - like how exactly is a Large Language Model supposed to exterminate eight billion human beings...? But these questions are muted and cautious after nearly two weeks of largely uncritical reporting.... and much hysteria on the part of the general public. " As people warn that A.I. could destroy humanity, they are light on examples of how, " said the New York Times over the weekend. And the BBC quoted an unnamed tech worker who said that their " amusement at the new moment of existential AI fears largely stemmed from how little detail had been provided by its proponents to defen...
