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Ted Chiang warns AI text is deepfake, risks human moral atrophy

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Author Ted Chiang expressed concerns about the long-term implications of relying on AI for tasks like coding and ethical decision-making. He warned that offloading cognitive tasks could lead to a decline in human reasoning abilities, particularly in moral reasoning, which he considers a more severe consequence. Chiang also highlighted the need to view text generated by AI as a form of deepfake, emphasizing that current AI systems lack consciousness and genuine moral capacity. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about potential human cognitive and moral decline due to over-reliance on AI for complex tasks.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of social media posts quoting an author's opinion on AI's impact on human cognition and morality.

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Ted Chiang warns AI text is deepfake, risks human moral atrophy

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chiang: "Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical

    Chiang: "Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical decisions will result in an atrophy of moral reasoning, which is worse." # AI # LLMs # ethics

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "We need to regard text as a deepfake medium as well." Ted Chiang on why "AI" is not conscious, or capable of moral reasoning, in case anyone's wondering: https

    "We need to regard text as a deepfake medium as well." Ted Chiang on why "AI" is not conscious, or capable of moral reasoning, in case anyone's wondering: https://www. theatlantic.com/philosophy/202 6/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/ # AI # LLMs # tech

    LINKS theatlantic.com/…/687378

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