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Pretty sure there's a fallacy named after this whole "hey this is just exactly like before so we have nothing to be concerned about".


The point is that all technology is a tool. Whether it be writing, calculators, or various narrow AI software. We can either bemoan the loss of a now-less-useful skill (memorization, long division, longform writing), or learn how to use these tools to better achieve our goals.


Technologies develop for different purposes and have different effects. Modern digital technology has a very inhumane origin story, as noted in “New Dark Age” by James Bridle, and other works. https://jamesbridle.com/books/new-dark-age




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