I believe that we need to rethink what our society is doing to those who are and have been taken over by an invention that humans created as a "help" to our society. Shall we let it take over our minds, the very thing that makes us human? Does that make AI "human"?????? So many questions. Perhaps we should ask AI?
Some of you old-timers might remember the "Dune" books of science fiction by Frank Herbert (1920-1986). A footnote in the first of these explained the "Butlerian Jihad" as the future's popular, religion-driven, and violent reaction against what we now call AI. The movement's credo was "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human being." Computers everywhere were destroyed as blasphemous idols. The new plan was to develop human potential rather than machines. You can't get more 60s than that!
OK, "Jihad." Herbert was writing long before Islam had been demonized. (The Islamic context of his books has been expunged from the movies.)
The billionaires Americans have been sucking up to for years aren't trying to understand consciousness or intelligence or even biology -- they want to create something better than human beings that will eventually replace us as a reliable, cheap source of labor -- including the labor of most experts and knowledge workers. The rest of us are involuntarily funding the development of our competitors and replacements.
100%. AI steals from the thousands of creative content sources to fulfill a command; is a water resource suck, interrupts the potential that failure offers which is critical in the creative spaces. AI for data - sure I guess depending on the user?, and different than the creative work I point to - no shade to the data driven geeks out there.
AI is a lazy go-to robber baron when it comes to "the human hand".
I am the one who spurred your remarks. If you recall, someone was suggesting creating a sticker to symbolize a clean storefront. I then suggested that AI could draw up what you wanted. I would ask you to view this discussion--posted on Substack-- The young woman talks very rapidly, so please listen closely
I understand the concern about artists not being compensated for their work. That’s a legitimate issue, and it’s something society will need to sort out as AI technology develops.
At the same time, AI is best understood as a tool rather than a creator. Just as Photoshop, cameras, and digital drawing tablets changed how art is produced without replacing artists, AI is another tool that many designers are already using to make their work more efficient. The creativity still comes from the human choosing the idea, style, and final design.
In fact, there’s a good chance that if I hired a graphic designer to create a sticker, they may use AI as part of their workflow. That doesn’t replace the designer — it just helps them work faster and focus on the creative decisions.
Similarly in math education, AI does not replace teachers, but systems like ChatGPT can act as an on-demand tutor. Students can ask questions anytime, request explanations in different ways, receive step-by-step solutions, and ask follow-up questions when something is confusing. This can be valuable because in a classroom a teacher may not always have the time to help every student individually.
Would love to see the nw examiner use real illustrations from legit illustrators instead of ai-generated whitespace filler.
I believe that we need to rethink what our society is doing to those who are and have been taken over by an invention that humans created as a "help" to our society. Shall we let it take over our minds, the very thing that makes us human? Does that make AI "human"?????? So many questions. Perhaps we should ask AI?
Some of you old-timers might remember the "Dune" books of science fiction by Frank Herbert (1920-1986). A footnote in the first of these explained the "Butlerian Jihad" as the future's popular, religion-driven, and violent reaction against what we now call AI. The movement's credo was "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human being." Computers everywhere were destroyed as blasphemous idols. The new plan was to develop human potential rather than machines. You can't get more 60s than that!
OK, "Jihad." Herbert was writing long before Islam had been demonized. (The Islamic context of his books has been expunged from the movies.)
The billionaires Americans have been sucking up to for years aren't trying to understand consciousness or intelligence or even biology -- they want to create something better than human beings that will eventually replace us as a reliable, cheap source of labor -- including the labor of most experts and knowledge workers. The rest of us are involuntarily funding the development of our competitors and replacements.
100%. AI steals from the thousands of creative content sources to fulfill a command; is a water resource suck, interrupts the potential that failure offers which is critical in the creative spaces. AI for data - sure I guess depending on the user?, and different than the creative work I point to - no shade to the data driven geeks out there.
AI is a lazy go-to robber baron when it comes to "the human hand".
I am the one who spurred your remarks. If you recall, someone was suggesting creating a sticker to symbolize a clean storefront. I then suggested that AI could draw up what you wanted. I would ask you to view this discussion--posted on Substack-- The young woman talks very rapidly, so please listen closely
https://leadershipinchange.com/p/parenting-and-ai-the-lead-framework?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=4640380&post_id=190562131&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=1izgmq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
I understand the concern about artists not being compensated for their work. That’s a legitimate issue, and it’s something society will need to sort out as AI technology develops.
At the same time, AI is best understood as a tool rather than a creator. Just as Photoshop, cameras, and digital drawing tablets changed how art is produced without replacing artists, AI is another tool that many designers are already using to make their work more efficient. The creativity still comes from the human choosing the idea, style, and final design.
In fact, there’s a good chance that if I hired a graphic designer to create a sticker, they may use AI as part of their workflow. That doesn’t replace the designer — it just helps them work faster and focus on the creative decisions.
Similarly in math education, AI does not replace teachers, but systems like ChatGPT can act as an on-demand tutor. Students can ask questions anytime, request explanations in different ways, receive step-by-step solutions, and ask follow-up questions when something is confusing. This can be valuable because in a classroom a teacher may not always have the time to help every student individually.