I like to think about culture. And I like to wonder how culture shapes our view of the world and how we exist in it. Perhaps I’m a bit of a culture contrarian most times. As it relates to AI, I’m remarkably curious how our culture will be changed (I believe for the better) in times to come. Here are two examples care of Tyler Cowen:
Click here for a clip of how OpenAI (makers of ChatGPT) developed their tech to order 400 chocolate covered strawberries… and pay in cash.
Are doctors considering AI’s diagnostic reasoning? “Doctors were given cases to diagnose, with half getting GPT-4 access to help. The control group got 73% score in diagnostic accuracy (a measure of diagnostic reasoning) & the GPT-4 group 77%. No big difference…. But GPT-4 alone got 88%. The doctors didn't change their opinions when working with AI.”
Play the role of the devil to my own optimism — how might this new tech change creative work?
I believe we are entering an era where humans are challenged to be more creative. And creative in a way that kids shine — asking questions.
It’s my experience that the median adult struggles to generate questions to answer; they are over index on finding answers. My experience with the median child is the opposite — they over index on asking questions. Working with AI, the ability to get better outputs from the technology is correlated to a user’s ability to craft useful prompts. Is the ability to ask better questions a result of a creative mind? In my opinion, yes.
While I share the concern of many that AI may disrupt our lives in unpleasant ways. I also see the potential. I see myself becoming more creative in my thinking and more productive in my outputs. I see others experiencing the same gains.
Nothing is ever too good to be true — and AI is no exception. And, simultaneously, it’s beautiful seeing how we adapt to an ever changing landscape.