I watched this debate and had the same takeaway. The AI-generated closing statement was so lifeless and failed to respond to the actual arguments of the opposing side. This, of course, proved the other side's point. It was gratifying to see the audience shift at the end. And I loved Carr's closing statement! I'll have to check out Superbloom.
It was heartening for anyone supporting the arts to hear the laughter during Aravind’s closing because they saw what you and I saw—-a hallucination from a human. Superbloom has a very long runway of history of communication, as my last name is Morse, I have always had an interest in this history because of the telegraph, my line of Morse’s is descended from a Samuel—Dedham Mass.—same name as the inventor of the telegraph Samuel Findlay Breese Morse, but sadly for my bragging rights—he is descended from another line from Anthony Morse. The Shallows by Nicholas Carr is another great book. His work is helpful in understanding how we have already been here—-with hype, and the arguments against people that are asking questions. That whole repeating history trope is actually real. Thanks for reading and engaging!
I've also become fascinated by the history of communication (though I don't have a cool origin story! lol). It just feels like an especially important topic to know a thing or two about as the tech landscape continues to shift and AI hypemen continue pushing their products and ways of thinking onto everyone. I've been reading a lot of Neil Postman and that's been very insightful. Thanks for the book rec!
I watched this debate and had the same takeaway. The AI-generated closing statement was so lifeless and failed to respond to the actual arguments of the opposing side. This, of course, proved the other side's point. It was gratifying to see the audience shift at the end. And I loved Carr's closing statement! I'll have to check out Superbloom.
It was heartening for anyone supporting the arts to hear the laughter during Aravind’s closing because they saw what you and I saw—-a hallucination from a human. Superbloom has a very long runway of history of communication, as my last name is Morse, I have always had an interest in this history because of the telegraph, my line of Morse’s is descended from a Samuel—Dedham Mass.—same name as the inventor of the telegraph Samuel Findlay Breese Morse, but sadly for my bragging rights—he is descended from another line from Anthony Morse. The Shallows by Nicholas Carr is another great book. His work is helpful in understanding how we have already been here—-with hype, and the arguments against people that are asking questions. That whole repeating history trope is actually real. Thanks for reading and engaging!
I've also become fascinated by the history of communication (though I don't have a cool origin story! lol). It just feels like an especially important topic to know a thing or two about as the tech landscape continues to shift and AI hypemen continue pushing their products and ways of thinking onto everyone. I've been reading a lot of Neil Postman and that's been very insightful. Thanks for the book rec!