AI Propositions
Author’s note: In what follows, “AI” largely refers to Claude/ChatGPT-style LLMs and the associated agents. The primary driving force behind AI development is not automation, efficiency, nor equity, but the desire amongst the owning class to extract capital from the working class. Atrophied perspective taking from over-reliance on AI is just as worrisome (if not more so) than atrophied critical thinking. The onset of LLM-derived content has pushed humanity into a regime of truth (or lack thereof) never before seen. Manufacturing consensus will become progressively more difficult as adoption grows through a transition period. ...