Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the compliment on my work, it really helps me to keep creating zines.
I am glad that you are having similar conversations in your daily life. And, to be honest, I don't think it is all bad. For example, as someone who speaks Spanish as a second language I have learned a lot about proper spelling and where accents go from autocorrect, lol!
What you said about imperfections, history, and character are so important too! AI cannot make a handmade quilt like a grandmother or mother can!
A lot of what I was feeling when I wrote this post was fear and a rebellious desire to not go with what the tech industry desires for humanity. I listened to a podcast laying out how most hands on job will be replaced by AI but, now, after reading yours and everyone else's comments here, I don't feel that that will be our future at all. Thanks again!
I don't know if this will be our future or not. All I know is that people need this "human" contact. Right now, AI can't do that. And even when it does, deep down we'll know it's not "human".
I totally agree. This post was spurred out of an interview I listened to which detailed how most professions will be replaced by AI. He said that doctors will be replaced when AI gets better at diagnosing disease than doctors. The discussion really scared me but now, with a few days reflection, I see that it is like you say. Humans need human contact. And visiting a doctor, healer, or any other professional is about more than just a diagnosis and the cold, calculating way an AI machine gives "advice" is just not the same. Thank you for your comment and opinion!!
That's exactly it! One last thing: I'm sure that doctors won't be replaced by AI. But it will be their main tool. And that's a very good thing.
Because, you know, a doctor has a certain number of clients that he's going to follow for part of his career. This means that, in general, he'll be following the same diseases. And if a patient has a disease that he doesn't know much about, because he's not used to having it in that patient, he gives the wrong treatment and the patient doesn't recover as well as if he'd had the right treatment from the start. With AI, the parameters of each patient can be analyzed and compared with a large database to find out exactly what the customer has.
I'm not an expert in this field, so I can't explain it properly, but I find it fascinating all the same. What can be frightening about AI is all the misuse it can be put to. But that's the same for any innovation or discovery.
Thanks for your explanation. Somehow it is making me feel a LOT better hearing how professions can partner with AI instead of being replaced by it. I truly appreciate the time you have spent to share your thoughts & perspective on this important matter!