> This will require all the trappings of human coordination we've always had.
It is also true to say that we've never had it as quickly as it has been needed, and neither is it done as well as it needs to be. We will blunder into things that are easy to predict in advance if we are willing to look and accept what we see, but we won't.
I absolutely agree that this advance is a great thing and should be pursued further. But I also think that simply categorizing it as good or bad is a way to willfully ignore the unintended consequences. We should at least try to do better.
> Society needs to learn how to "yes, and..." more when it comes to this stuff.
Absolutely. I just think that requires nuance, wide open eyes, and acceptance of uncomfortable truths. Part of the nuance is not boiling it down to a yes/no question of "should this proceed?" (For example, how about: "How can we utilize these new capabilities to maximize benefit and minimize harm, when the only real lever we seem to have to work with is the profit motive? Everything else is getting undermined in its service.")
> This will require all the trappings of human coordination we've always had.
It is also true to say that we've never had it as quickly as it has been needed, and neither is it done as well as it needs to be. We will blunder into things that are easy to predict in advance if we are willing to look and accept what we see, but we won't.
I absolutely agree that this advance is a great thing and should be pursued further. But I also think that simply categorizing it as good or bad is a way to willfully ignore the unintended consequences. We should at least try to do better.
> Society needs to learn how to "yes, and..." more when it comes to this stuff.
Absolutely. I just think that requires nuance, wide open eyes, and acceptance of uncomfortable truths. Part of the nuance is not boiling it down to a yes/no question of "should this proceed?" (For example, how about: "How can we utilize these new capabilities to maximize benefit and minimize harm, when the only real lever we seem to have to work with is the profit motive? Everything else is getting undermined in its service.")