The author also addresses the concern about the loss of truth in the age of AI. They argue that truth has always been hard to find and that AI only reconfigures human experiences it's been fed with. They suggest that the fear and discomfort many people are feeling is not due to an existential crisis, but rather a rejection of the values that have led us to our current state. They conclude by saying that it's good to question the value we place on truth.
Key takeaways:
- LLMs are not taking over, we're just in another technology hype cycle.
- There is no evidence that everything is artificially generated, it's just a fear induced by the rapid advancement of technology.
- Generative AI only regurgitates reconfigurations of human experience it has been fed with, it doesn't create anything new or original.
- The author suggests that the current crisis is not existential or epistemological, but a rejection of derelict values that have led us to a shallow, empty juncture.