alt Hacker NewsThis list of things not to use AI for is so quaint. There's a story on the front page right now from The Atlantic: "Film students who can no longer sit through films". But why? Aren't they using social media, YouTube, Netflix, etc responsibly? Surely they know the risks, and surely people will be just as responsible with AI, even given the enormous economic and professional pressures to be irresponsible.
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> Surely they know the risks, and surely people will be just as responsible with AI
> Film students who can no longer sit through films
Everyone loves watching films until they get a curriculum with 100 of them along with a massive reading list, essays, and exams coming up.
> surely people will be just as responsible with AI
That's exactly what worries us.
Perhaps the films were weren't worth sitting through?
Recently a side discussion came up - people in the Western world are "rediscovering" fermented, and pickled, foods that are still in heavy use in Asian cultures.
Fermentation was a great way to /preserve/ food, but it can be a bit hit and miss. Pickling can be outright dangerous if not done correctly - botulism is a constant risk.
When canning of foods came along it was a massive game changer, many foods became shelf stable for months or years.
Fermentation and pickling was dropped almost universally (in the West).
We lose something when we give up horses for cars.
Have too many of us outsourced our ability to raise horses for transport?
Surely you're capable of walking all day without break?
What is the lesson in the anecdote about film students? To me, it’s that people like the idea of studying film more than they like actually studying film. I fail to see the connection to social media or AI.