Scheinert echoed Kwan's sentiments, urging the audience to consider why they are using AI and whether it aligns with their values and the world they want to live in. He warned against blind acceptance of AI without considering its potential side effects. Both directors emphasized the need for careful deployment of AI technology and encouraged the audience to question the use of AI in their lives. They concluded by reminding the audience of the importance of art and storytelling in preserving human value in a system that could potentially devalue it.
Key takeaways:
- Award-winning writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as “DANIELS,” expressed their concerns about the rise of AI at the SXSW conference, calling the technology both “amazing” and “terrifying.”
- Kwan suggested that AI, while potentially solving major issues like cancer and climate change, could also lead to a decrease in job value and an increase in income inequality.
- Both Kwan and Scheinert emphasized the need for careful deployment of AI, and urged people to consider why they are using AI - whether to create a better world or to simply make money.
- Kwan also highlighted the importance of art and storytelling as a means of preserving human value in a system that may devalue us due to the rise of AI.