> Everyone knew images could be doctored and so we started to trust them less as a reliable source of information when it mattered. We'll do the same with video (and already did to an extent since manipulation through editing was already possible).
I'm sorry, but you're absolutely wrong. If by "everyone", you mean your tech savvy bubble of friends that are good at critical reasoning and are well aware of what kinds of media can be easily spoofed, sure. But for every one of you, there are a thousand people who don't know anything about that and just see doctored propaganda photos (and now video and audio) on social media and believe it to be true. And those folks outvote you 1000 to 1, so even if you know the truth, you are forced to live in a world shaped by people that are already being mass manipulated.
> What is the worst that can possibly happen as a result of AI being able to generate text that is indistinguishable from something a human wrote? Or that a "chat bot" can answer questions with more relevance and detail (correct or made up)?
People have been catching birds for millenia. What's the worst that can happen as a result of rifles becoming cheaper and more accurate? Oh, right, the answer is the extinction of over 400 bird species including more than two-thirds of all flightless bird species.
People have been catching fish for millenia. What's the worst that can possibly happen as a result of trawlers being able to catch them more efficiently? Oh, right, the answer is the complete collapse of biological ecosystems.
People have been burning biologically derived oil for millenia. What's the worst that can possible happen as a result of machines that burn it to produce energy? Oh, right, massive pollution leading to millions of deaths and global climate change.
I'm sorry, but you're absolutely wrong. If by "everyone", you mean your tech savvy bubble of friends that are good at critical reasoning and are well aware of what kinds of media can be easily spoofed, sure. But for every one of you, there are a thousand people who don't know anything about that and just see doctored propaganda photos (and now video and audio) on social media and believe it to be true. And those folks outvote you 1000 to 1, so even if you know the truth, you are forced to live in a world shaped by people that are already being mass manipulated.
> What is the worst that can possibly happen as a result of AI being able to generate text that is indistinguishable from something a human wrote? Or that a "chat bot" can answer questions with more relevance and detail (correct or made up)?
People have been catching birds for millenia. What's the worst that can happen as a result of rifles becoming cheaper and more accurate? Oh, right, the answer is the extinction of over 400 bird species including more than two-thirds of all flightless bird species.
People have been catching fish for millenia. What's the worst that can possibly happen as a result of trawlers being able to catch them more efficiently? Oh, right, the answer is the complete collapse of biological ecosystems.
People have been burning biologically derived oil for millenia. What's the worst that can possible happen as a result of machines that burn it to produce energy? Oh, right, massive pollution leading to millions of deaths and global climate change.