What does AI mean for our relationship with technology? What does it mean for authenticity and creative expression? Will AI make us better or worse?
This is a subject I've been obsessed with for a while, and I finally plucked up the courage to record a podcast about it.
I talked about my concerns with the creeping inevitability of AI, and ask what it might mean for our sense of health, fulfillment and purpose. Enjoy!
Timestamps:
00:00 - how would ChatGPT take over the world? (credit to yazandferas)
02:07 - why this topic matters
09:36 - how AI can help solve humanity's greatest problems
11:41 - Concern 1 - tech's impact on our health
21:41 - The productivity paradox
27:38 - creative expression
34:09 - an optimistic ending
Shownotes:
10 wonderful examples of using AI for good
Have we reached peak cognition?
Ghost-produced music on Spotify - The Ghosts in the Machine by Liz Pelly