Flourishing of Generative AI#
Since the second half of last year, when ChartGpt3 fired the first shot, generative AI has appeared in the public's field of vision, and it has amazed the world until the short-lived appearance of Gpt4.
Taking advantage of the popularity of GPT, major Chinese internet giants have launched their own generative AI. Wenxin, Pangu...
Based on generative AI, various upper-layer applications have also sprung up like mushrooms after rain. From intimate chatting to game NPCs, from Word and PDF to Nothing AI writing. Even AR has joined in. Indeed, generative AI can do anything. Its knowledge base consists of billions of training sets, and its inference speed can be in milliseconds. People seem to be directly overwhelmed.
Those anxieties seem to have some basis, after all, nowadays entrepreneurs advocate for 996, advocate for a wolf culture, and even official media say "workers cannot leave work on time every day." Workers should be suppressed and exploited. But AI will not resist, it can truly be a 007.
What is Technology#
Technology changes life, just like how our grandparents couldn't imagine why a palm-sized "iron lump" could be used for direct communication.
Technology can also disrupt life. Since when did people gradually become the "head-down tribe," and the days of facing the yellow earth and turning their backs to the sky have become derogatory? Because of technology, the explosion of information and the constant stimulation of entertainment to death. Is technology wrong? Technology is not wrong. The original intention of technology is to liberate labor, not to replace workers.
What is Reality#
Science fiction movies guide the pace of technology. The essence of science fiction movies is just people's imagination, turning fantasies into reality. The result of fantasy is probably reality. Why is there cyberpunk? Why is there a wasteland? Why do people now easily accept these? Because these concepts are wrapped in entertainment. People easily accept them, but when they take off the coat of entertainment, reality stands naked in front of them, and people start to feel lost and anxious.
In the internet, there are discussions about which occupations GPT can replace, and AI drawing led by MJ can replace which occupations. I don't deny that this may be the future, but it is definitely not the present. GPT has been banned in Italy and Canada, the United States has led the ban on training AI that is smarter than GPT4 within six months, and local mayors in Australia may sue ChatGPT for defamation...
Whether it is the issue of data security or the regulation of AI capabilities, there are no standards. It is still a form of entertainment displayed to the public. But when it takes off the coat of entertainment, it may be the time for you and me to leave our positions. When detached from the mainstream, who will be the next subculture? It needs to stand out in a form that highlights self in society, becoming a non-mainstream group. Perhaps both you and I are.
The Future#
When science fiction becomes reality, for the people living in this era of change, it is not beautiful, but rather a disaster. Because individual abilities cannot resist.
For you and me, if AI is a tool, then the future can be anticipated. If AI is the master, then there is no future to speak of. Isn't money the master for you and me now?