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Andy Weir on AI: Tool or Threat?
Andy Weir calls AI a 'tool' that can build or destroy, warning it may end group movie culture.
In brief
Andy Weir calls AI a 'tool' that can build or destroy, warning it may end group movie culture. Andy Weir says AI is a tool that can create personalized stories but risks killing shared entertainment. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
Andy Weir's AI View
Andy Weir calls AI a tool that can be used for good or evil, comparing it to forklifts.
“It's the first time that we've had something on earth that's smarter than us”
Weir on AI as Tool
Weir says ai is a tool that can be unplugged when not needed, like a hammer for building or harming.
“It's a tool that we can use and we can unplug when we don't want to use it”
Tristan Harris' Counterpoint
Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology says ai is not a tool but an intelligent species surpassing humans.
“It is not a tool. It's more like an intelligent species that we are birthing that has more capability than us”
Weir on AI's Narrative Limitations
Weir admits ai lacks narrative fiction skills but believes it will improve quickly.
“I think it's only a matter of time”
AI and Personalized Stories
Weir predicts ai will create personalized stories based on browser habits and emails, replacing group movie culture.
“It'll know you. It'll know you. It won't even have to tell you about you”
Weir on AI's Future Impact
Weir warns ai could end shared entertainment, with audiences watching personalized stories on their computers instead of multiplexes.
“It'll make a story that you will like. You'll read it and you'll say, 'This is the most amazing, awesome story ever'”
The essence
Andy Weir says AI is a tool that can create personalized stories but risks killing shared entertainment.
