I’m torn between two models of recent technological change. In some sense, the internet from 1992 (hypertext is a cool organizing principle) to early ’00s was a transformative societal event, and it arguably destroyed civilization. It’s not clear to me whether AI is just the final visible piece of our self-destruction, or if it’s a brand new thing, hitting us after we were so weakened by the massive changes previously experienced.
I guess I could assign the breaking point still earlier—mass communication and easy air travel are what really broke through the isolated and understandable lives of most people.
I’m torn between two models of recent technological change. In some sense, the internet from 1992 (hypertext is a cool organizing principle) to early ’00s was a transformative societal event, and it arguably destroyed civilization. It’s not clear to me whether AI is just the final visible piece of our self-destruction, or if it’s a brand new thing, hitting us after we were so weakened by the massive changes previously experienced.
I guess I could assign the breaking point still earlier—mass communication and easy air travel are what really broke through the isolated and understandable lives of most people.