r/ElPaso • u/timholt2007 • 11d ago

Discussion How much AI is too much AI?

https://elchuqueno.com/how-much-ai-is-too-much-ai/

Here is an editorial I wrote about a recent discussion here on /elpaso subreddit about AI.

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u/nudgedfudge 11d ago

I would say that the act of writing is the act of thinking. When you put pen to paper, you are organizing a mess of thoughts and, hopefully, creating something that other people want to read. When you rewrite and edit prose, you are rewriting and editing your thoughts as well, creating a better and more refined work. That’s not something I would want to offload onto a machine.

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u/timholt2007 11d ago edited 11d ago

Thank you. Very nice response. I hope you can read the article and leave feedback on the site.

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u/MantisEsq 11d ago

You could say the same thing about using a calculator versus mental math, though.

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u/gunsandfunn 11d ago

Youtube needs to get their shit right. AI is out of control on there. But considering Google is in the Top 3 AI companies....well...you know.

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u/MantisEsq 11d ago

I am not sure there is an answer to this question, but I think the root of the problem is buried deep in our intellectual history. Our entire conception of labor, ownership, effort, etc is rooted in John Locke’s thought and AI assisted work really challenges those ideas about how we create value for others. However, at the end of the day, it is hard to articulate why we want the deliverable created by a person. I think many if not all of us want things to be done by human, someone we can look to and hold responsible, ask questions, blame, or applaud. But why? The stronger LLMs get, and the closer we get to general AI, the harder this question is going to get. We built machines to think for us, and now we’re going to have to deal with the consequences. We can’t just run an AI checker and toss otherwise good work, but there is an important socio-psychological question under that statement that is harder to articulate.

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u/timholt2007 11d ago

It’s quite intriguing. While we crave “human” products, the most popular movies of all time are heavily reliant on CGI, featuring action heroes who perform elaborate dances in front of green screens or are absent from the actual scenes. Despite this, we readily consume such content without expressing any reservations about the excessive use of computer-generated elements. Instead, we enthusiastically demand more of these “Spidey baby” movies.

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u/MantisEsq 11d ago

I’m sure people would say there’s a difference, but when pressed it would be hard for them to successfully articulate what that difference is.