How ChatGPT revolutionizes culture — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
- Part 1 How ChatGPT revolutionizes culture — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
- Part 2Ethical questions posed by an AI — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
Show Notes
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02:06The process for writing What Makes Us HumanIain worked as a consultant for an AI copywriting startup where they used GPT-3 to generate ad ideas and headlines. They also used GPT-3 to answer spiritual and philosophical questions by feeding it passages from religious texts, resulting in a book called What Makes Us Human.
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05:00AIs role in the creative processAI is going to play a fundamental role in our lives and creative processes in ways that are currently hard to envision. With the recent rise of ChatGPT, people are starting to understand the implications of what AI can do in the creative process.
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06:44The difference between GPT 3 and ChatGPTEssentially, ChatGPT is a more accessible wrapper for GPT-3. On other hand, GPT-3 is more basic and requires more prompts and patterns to generate outputs.
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09:08The uses of artificial intelligenceIain was able to use GPT-3 to reconstruct poetry from 2000 years ago. However, it is likely to create new things that we haven't even imagined yet, though people seem to be focused on the things AI will replace rather than the new things it will create.
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11:44Reactions to AI in the creative communityThere have been polarizing reactions to AI in the creative community, where some people are trying to defend human art by hiring lawyers, and others are embracing it. While its important to acknowledge these reactions, the potential of AI shouldn't be ignored.
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13:29The long term repercussions of AIMany people are worried about AI replacing jobs in the creative industry, but AI has the potential to create new ways of interacting with media. This shift in the way of working raises important conversations about universal basic income and the meaning of work in society.
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17:07Establishing boundaries between reality and artificial realityThere is hope that augmented reality technology will allow for a healthier balance of engagement with and detachment from digital information. However, there is uncertainty about the potential for addiction to interacting with AI.
Quotes
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"AI is going to become a fundamental part of our lives and part of our creative processes in ways that we can't really envision just yet." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"I think that the scale of AI will make the internet look like a footnote in human history, in terms of how impactful this is going to be." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"The moment of disruption we're in is probably closer to the invention of the printing press than it is to the rise of the first web or social media, in terms of how much AIs going to fundamentally change things." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"AI is like the arrival of electricity or steam power. You can say, it's going to create steam engines. But there's so much more that it creates that we haven't even really scratched the surface of yet." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"I was reconstructing poetry from 2000 years ago using GPT-3 technology." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"There's a group of people who have created fundraisers to hire lawyers to defend human art. It's much like what happened 100 years ago when they brought in canned music for the cinema to replace a paid organist." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
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"People fear that AIs going to replace designers, writers, and the things that make culture important. If you're bad at one of those things, there's a good chance that a lot of what you do will be replaced." -Iain S. Thomas, Author
- Part 1 How ChatGPT revolutionizes culture — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
- Part 2Ethical questions posed by an AI — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
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Part 1How ChatGPT revolutionizes culture — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
Iain S. Thomas, Author of ‘I Wrote This for You’, talks about the phenomenal rise of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence. Over the last few weeks, ChatGPT has been making headlines for the way it is revolutionizing the content creation process. However, many fear that it will have a detrimental impact on the creative community and culture at large. Today, Iain discusses how ChatGPT is revolutionizing culture.
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Part 2Ethical questions posed by an AI — Iain S. Thomas // What Makes Us Human
Iain S. Thomas, Author of ‘I Wrote This for You’, talks about the phenomenal rise of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence. As AI technology becomes more advanced and integrated into our daily lives, concerns are growing around AI’s potential impact on work. One of the main concerns is that automation and the use of AI-powered systems could lead to job displacement and economic inequality. Today, Iain discusses ethical questions posed by artificial intelligence.
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