Revolutions change everuthing, it's happened time and time again and the only thing I can see is more isolation. Isolation from each other. It seems to be a trend.
Hi Tommy. That's outside-in thinking isn't it? i.e. letting what's happening in the world around you direct your feelings. How about this? Maybe someone is housebound, shy, or just living alone. AI could help them express themselves better, have conversations, join communities. Ultimately, is it is not down to each individual to decide how to react to the world outside? As old Will Shakespeare penned in Hamlet : "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
I agree. I just don't think everyone has the tools or perspective to allow for that.
Other peoples choices/actions have an impact on others. Especially when we are talking about big inventions like AI.
For example during the industrial revolution, big factory owners were buying up farm land to displace communities and increase their reliance on the wage coming from factory work.
It also makes me think about shadow wars. I know this might seem off topic but I do think it's important to understand that choice is sometimes created by others which makes people desperate.
Yes, that’s true Tommy, and well said. Power structures have always shaped the choices available to ordinary people; sometimes brutally so. And you’re right to point out that “choice” often comes pre-filtered.
But still, I wonder… if we know that, might we also reclaim some agency? Even a small act, like speaking up, reaching out, refusing to follow the script, can be a valid act of resistance. Especially now, when the noise is so loud and the pressure so subtle.
I suppose I’m just hopeful that technology like AI doesn’t have to be a tool only for disconnection and control. In the right hands, used deliberately, it could open doors instead of closing them.
I can’t argue with you on any of this. You made many excellent points. One of my greatest concerns is with the infrastructure. You’re right: those data centers require vastly more electricity than the grid may be able to handle in cert areas and at certain times of the year.
David jumped on the ChatGPT bandwagon right out of the gate; I’ve been a little slower to embrace it. But about two months ago, I decided to re-categorize a segment of my notes in Evernote and asked ChatGPT for help. I pretended I was sorting them like a commonplace book and told it to suggest a topical structure and went from there, tweaking, merging, etc. Wow! It took a couple of days, but what I have now is far better than before.
Since then, I’ve begun asking it for a number of things. I’m now on board with it as my helping hand.
David has also started using Notebook LLM. Have you heard of it? I haven’t yet had a reason to use it, but I like that YOU are in charge of “feeding” it whatever resources you want it to draw from. This is how the AI works within my Logos Bible software.
Thanks Sharon. We're all on a steep learning curve for sure. I've seen Notebook LLM but don't use it. The one area I have no intention of letting AI go near is my own note taking and thinking space. To me this personal thinking is vital. AI is a brilliant collaborator, but there has to be a place where authentic insights and your own unique perspective actually form without outside influence. I guess Bible study is different in that it requires research and deep personal thought. In my view, two different activities requiring two different tools.
Revolutions change everuthing, it's happened time and time again and the only thing I can see is more isolation. Isolation from each other. It seems to be a trend.
Hi Tommy. That's outside-in thinking isn't it? i.e. letting what's happening in the world around you direct your feelings. How about this? Maybe someone is housebound, shy, or just living alone. AI could help them express themselves better, have conversations, join communities. Ultimately, is it is not down to each individual to decide how to react to the world outside? As old Will Shakespeare penned in Hamlet : "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
I agree. I just don't think everyone has the tools or perspective to allow for that.
Other peoples choices/actions have an impact on others. Especially when we are talking about big inventions like AI.
For example during the industrial revolution, big factory owners were buying up farm land to displace communities and increase their reliance on the wage coming from factory work.
It also makes me think about shadow wars. I know this might seem off topic but I do think it's important to understand that choice is sometimes created by others which makes people desperate.
Yes, that’s true Tommy, and well said. Power structures have always shaped the choices available to ordinary people; sometimes brutally so. And you’re right to point out that “choice” often comes pre-filtered.
But still, I wonder… if we know that, might we also reclaim some agency? Even a small act, like speaking up, reaching out, refusing to follow the script, can be a valid act of resistance. Especially now, when the noise is so loud and the pressure so subtle.
I suppose I’m just hopeful that technology like AI doesn’t have to be a tool only for disconnection and control. In the right hands, used deliberately, it could open doors instead of closing them.
I do agree that we have the ability to reclaim some agency.
Let's do our best.
I can’t argue with you on any of this. You made many excellent points. One of my greatest concerns is with the infrastructure. You’re right: those data centers require vastly more electricity than the grid may be able to handle in cert areas and at certain times of the year.
David jumped on the ChatGPT bandwagon right out of the gate; I’ve been a little slower to embrace it. But about two months ago, I decided to re-categorize a segment of my notes in Evernote and asked ChatGPT for help. I pretended I was sorting them like a commonplace book and told it to suggest a topical structure and went from there, tweaking, merging, etc. Wow! It took a couple of days, but what I have now is far better than before.
Since then, I’ve begun asking it for a number of things. I’m now on board with it as my helping hand.
David has also started using Notebook LLM. Have you heard of it? I haven’t yet had a reason to use it, but I like that YOU are in charge of “feeding” it whatever resources you want it to draw from. This is how the AI works within my Logos Bible software.
Thanks Sharon. We're all on a steep learning curve for sure. I've seen Notebook LLM but don't use it. The one area I have no intention of letting AI go near is my own note taking and thinking space. To me this personal thinking is vital. AI is a brilliant collaborator, but there has to be a place where authentic insights and your own unique perspective actually form without outside influence. I guess Bible study is different in that it requires research and deep personal thought. In my view, two different activities requiring two different tools.