{"id":9387,"date":"2023-03-23T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tech-guru-jaron-lanier-the-danger-isnt-that-ai-destroys-us-its-that-it-drives-us-insane\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T09:38:09","slug":"tech-guru-jaron-lanier-the-danger-isnt-that-ai-destroys-us-its-that-it-drives-us-insane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tech-guru-jaron-lanier-the-danger-isnt-that-ai-destroys-us-its-that-it-drives-us-insane\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech guru Jaron Lanier: \u2018The danger isn\u2019t that AI destroys us. It\u2019s that it drives us insane\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web\u2019s visionaries and power-brokers \u2013 but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice \u2013 and why he would ban TikTok<\/p>\n<p>Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality and the sage of all things web, is nicknamed the Dismal Optimist. And there has never been a time we\u2019ve needed his dismal optimism more. It\u2019s hard to read an article or listen to a podcast these days without doomsayers telling us we\u2019ve pushed our luck with artificial intelligence, our hubris is coming back to haunt us and robots are taking over the world. There are stories of chatbots becoming best friends, declaring their love, trying to disrupt stable marriages, and threatening chaos on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>Is AI really capable of outsmarting us and taking over the world? \u201cOK! Well, your question makes no sense,\u201d Lanier says in his gentle sing-song voice. \u201cYou\u2019ve just used the set of terms that to me are fictions. I\u2019m sorry to respond that way, but it\u2019s ridiculous \u2026 it\u2019s unreal.\u201d This is the stuff of sci-fi movies such as The Matrix and Terminator, he says.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/mar\/23\/tech-guru-jaron-lanier-the-danger-isnt-that-ai-destroys-us-its-that-it-drives-us-insane\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5f7b08c92207c98d2687192164f1ceadd05fc6a2\/0_340_5200_3120\/master\/5200.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=95842483ffbe08e207c07997b2b15475\" title=\"Tech guru Jaron Lanier: \u2018The danger isn\u2019t that AI destroys us. It\u2019s that it drives us insane\u2019\" \/>The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web\u2019s visionaries and power-brokers \u2013 but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice \u2013 and why he would ban TikTok<br \/>\nJaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality and the sage of all things web, is nicknamed the Dismal Optimist. And there has never been a time we\u2019ve needed his dismal optimism more. It\u2019s hard to read an article or listen to a podcast these days without doomsayers telling us we\u2019ve pushed our luck with artificial intelligence, our hubris is coming back to haunt us and robots are taking over the world. There are stories of chatbots becoming best friends, declaring their love, trying to disrupt stable marriages, and threatening chaos on a global scale.<br \/>\nIs AI really capable of outsmarting us and taking over the world? \u201cOK! Well, your question makes no sense,\u201d Lanier says in his gentle sing-song voice. \u201cYou\u2019ve just used the set of terms that to me are fictions. I\u2019m sorry to respond that way, but it\u2019s ridiculous \u2026 it\u2019s unreal.\u201d This is the stuff of sci-fi movies such as The Matrix and Terminator, he says. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web\u2019s visionaries and power-brokers \u2013 but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice \u2013 and why he would ban TikTok Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tech-guru-jaron-lanier-the-danger-isnt-that-ai-destroys-us-its-that-it-drives-us-insane\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tech guru Jaron Lanier: \u2018The danger isn\u2019t that AI destroys us. 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