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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
www.wired.com/story/one-of-ais-fiercest-critics-says-all-the-doom-talk-is-meant-to-distract-us/
Cory Doctorow shared the exact same opinion in this interview he gave this week. I personally don’t think his “reverse centaur” idea is nearly as catchy or worth adopting as enshittification was, but the intent behind it is spot on.
Reverse centaur is a terrible term. Even having heard it explained, repeatedly, I could not even explain what it means. It’s not catchy, too many weird syllables; the word “centaur” makes it sound nerdy as fuck for any casual use, I doubt most normal people even remember what a centaur is; and it just does not immediately convey it’s meaning as a result.
Replying to @AmyAye@nord.pub
It’s very simple: a computer controlling a human as a flesh robot instead of the other way around.
Think Amazon drivers, for instance. No autonomy whatsoever, no thinking, no decisions, just eyes, feet, and hands for the machine.
Late stage capitalism existential / body horror, and a wet dream for corporations.
I have no doubt our generation and later will never retire. They’ll just plug a chip into our nape and keep our corpses working until they fall apart. 40K was off by 38 centuries.
Replying to @leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I liked the term “meat puppet” more; though it’s a little morbid
Replying to @leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I think the movie black hole is more accurate, it’s about the year 2130 or something. It also was before 40k was out.