RE: The time is now.
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I have to listen to this podcast! The future will be a much tougher place to navigate, I think. It will be especially problematic once A.I. gains more of a foothold and deepfakes become more prevalent.
I believe people are leaving centralized social media in droves because they, on some level, realize how the algorithms are coercing and changing them. It's it's an uncomfortable feeling once you realize that your individuality and ability to form independent thoughts are being stolen.
I am beginning to really think about Rogan's take on the future of our evolution. He says, "humanity seems to be the chrysalis that gives birth to the butterfly" (or something to that effect). Rogan believes our endless fascination with technological innovation will give birth to a biological/technological hybrid which will lead to the new branch of our species. I can see this happening, for sure.
With the risk of sounding uncultured, what is a deepfake? :)
I hope so. I mean the subject of how social media is (negatively) affecting us has become so mainstream, and that, to me, seems like a good thing, since this information is being marketed to the people who have the hardest time gathering info on their own. So maybe that's saying something.
Oh yes, most likely. I like how everyone has an opinion about this, with some saying it's good, and some saying it's gonna be really bad. Perhaps so, but that's our natural course of progress. If we were to stop that, it would be ceasing to evolve, and I don't really think that would be beneficial, either. I find something very appealing in the thought that humanity needs to be permitted the freedom to evolve, even if that means evolving towards something monstrous.
Doubt it'll seem so appealing once it's before our own eyes, but still..
Deep fakes are probably on the top of the list of terrifying inventions that we are just on the cusp of experiencing. It will literally be impossible to determine what is real and what isn't on video in 1-2 years. They will be an incredibly effective tool to spread panic, chaos, and disinformation. I just don't know how humanity will identify and combat them but our species is incredibly resilient.
I do think this is the evolutionary direction we are heading. There will be two camps, one that accepts the "upgrades" and one that refuses them. I think the two branches of humanity will eventually have to live in nearly separate societies for a number of reasons.
Oh my god, I was just thinking about them, then. Someone showed me this app (?) where you talk to an AI but it's like a real chatting app, and the robot pretends to be normal, and you text it when you're bored or curious or whatever. It seemed so messed up. When you add that to these deep fakes, it's the stuff of nightmares.
It's weird, in itself, to think that once, this sort of thing would've been so promising and exciting. Now, we automatically assume the worst (and rightfully so) - what does that say about us?
Now there's an idea for a good dystopian novel, my friend ;) (which is not to say it's not very likely to also happen IRL)
Wow, I didn't realize there was already an app that incorporated some of this. The near future is definitely going to be a much different place. There will be some good and some bad in it, like all tech it'll be a great for pretty much everything but our privacy, individuality, and freedom. We'll look back at our current time with nostalgia.
A story surrounding these two branches of humanity would make a pretty good streaming series, wouldn't it? Modern day Luddites and cyborgs. I can imagine some of the Borgs will envy the freedoms the Luddites have but the Borgs will have so many advantages it's difficult to even comprehend.