I would absolutely love it if AI was used to speed up computer based office work, making things like 4 day work weeks possible for more people. However as you point out, I have little faith that large corporations will advocate for it to be used in this way (because why give your employees a better quality of life if you can make more profit)? But if it could happen, there would be more time offline community and for more people to have the opportunity to do things like internships at vineyards.
While I mostly agree with you about AI in personal lives, it would be fantastic if it could help schedule time with friends and family. As I live in a different country to my family and friends, it's really challenging to map out how I can see them all when I'm back. Even when we were all in the same place, the logistics of finding time together is never a pleasant thing to deal with, and I'd much rather remove that frustration so I can talk to my friends about something else!
I think there are absolutely great uses for AI! I'm also aware I don't want it to take over in the way it already has in some circumstances. A bit of balance is always good!
I'm a 72 year old writer. I am somewhat conversive with AI, but only for fun things like creating pictures and custom fun apps. I use AI for proofreading, not generation. AI is a tool, like other modern things have become tools. I wouldn't trust it for accuracy. Have you seen the articles on AI Hallucination? I do like AI for brainstorming and playing devil's advocate. But it is already prevelent in our lives in the chat bots, the phone prescreens, ordering. Most of those are awful, too. I experienced one AI experience on the phone that was stellar and I told their human sales rep when we got through to them. --Maybe I thought they were stellar because I did get through to a person.
The luddites had legitimate fears. The knitting machines and the steam loams were taking away their jobs. Some people have legtimate concerns that we are in a luddite era with AI. But don't think the elders are all unknowing about AI. Maybe more suspicious.
I am keeping my house as AI-lite and low-tech as possible right now. I have a mom in her late 80s who occasionally exhibits a desire to throw the TV remote through the screen. For AI's own safety I am going to keep it far away from her.
I'm a 77-year old sales rep, 20 years at this same job of working with people. The most fatiguing aspect is the constant pressure to 'be online', social media, AI, etc, etc. My career has been spent face-to-face with human beings, sometimes in the front of the room, and that's where my success continues to be. I'm sure I'll retire before I cave in to AI etc, and be replaced by a 20-something robot and I wish him/her success - you'll find me playing with my granddaughter, spending time with my adult children, reading books, revisiting my coastal home and redwoods, and dabbling in art. Have fun the rest of you, and I wish you happy lives whatever you choose.
I’m 59 and I live in a house with no smart technology other than my phone. I intend to stay this way forever.
I wish I had old-style analog appliances. They lasted forever!
Yes my mum's dryer has only just given up - it was 40 years old!
I would absolutely love it if AI was used to speed up computer based office work, making things like 4 day work weeks possible for more people. However as you point out, I have little faith that large corporations will advocate for it to be used in this way (because why give your employees a better quality of life if you can make more profit)? But if it could happen, there would be more time offline community and for more people to have the opportunity to do things like internships at vineyards.
While I mostly agree with you about AI in personal lives, it would be fantastic if it could help schedule time with friends and family. As I live in a different country to my family and friends, it's really challenging to map out how I can see them all when I'm back. Even when we were all in the same place, the logistics of finding time together is never a pleasant thing to deal with, and I'd much rather remove that frustration so I can talk to my friends about something else!
I think there are absolutely great uses for AI! I'm also aware I don't want it to take over in the way it already has in some circumstances. A bit of balance is always good!
I'm a 72 year old writer. I am somewhat conversive with AI, but only for fun things like creating pictures and custom fun apps. I use AI for proofreading, not generation. AI is a tool, like other modern things have become tools. I wouldn't trust it for accuracy. Have you seen the articles on AI Hallucination? I do like AI for brainstorming and playing devil's advocate. But it is already prevelent in our lives in the chat bots, the phone prescreens, ordering. Most of those are awful, too. I experienced one AI experience on the phone that was stellar and I told their human sales rep when we got through to them. --Maybe I thought they were stellar because I did get through to a person.
The luddites had legitimate fears. The knitting machines and the steam loams were taking away their jobs. Some people have legtimate concerns that we are in a luddite era with AI. But don't think the elders are all unknowing about AI. Maybe more suspicious.
I am keeping my house as AI-lite and low-tech as possible right now. I have a mom in her late 80s who occasionally exhibits a desire to throw the TV remote through the screen. For AI's own safety I am going to keep it far away from her.
Very well said. It’s a good question - are we giving up too much of what makes us human?
I'm a 77-year old sales rep, 20 years at this same job of working with people. The most fatiguing aspect is the constant pressure to 'be online', social media, AI, etc, etc. My career has been spent face-to-face with human beings, sometimes in the front of the room, and that's where my success continues to be. I'm sure I'll retire before I cave in to AI etc, and be replaced by a 20-something robot and I wish him/her success - you'll find me playing with my granddaughter, spending time with my adult children, reading books, revisiting my coastal home and redwoods, and dabbling in art. Have fun the rest of you, and I wish you happy lives whatever you choose.