Oh Great, AI is Screwing Up Our Trust Issues Even More

Researchers Waste Time Studying the Obvious: Advanced AI Messes with Our Heads

In a pathetic attempt to sound profound, eggheads at the University of Gothenburg decided to “examine” the impact of advanced AI systems on our trust in the losers we interact with. As if we didn’t already know that the rise of astonishingly realistic AI will chip away at our ability to trust one another. But you know, let’s waste some research grant money while we’re at it.

So, What Are the Possible Implications?

As these smarty-pants researchers claim to have discovered, AI that’s so good at mimicking human behavior could potentially seed doubt in our minds about whether we’re chatting with the real deal or just some cleverly programmed machine. Gee, you think? We might even become increasingly paranoid about whether our loved ones are pulling a fast one on us just by using AI.

With AI-generated deepfakes already making headlines, it’s not exactly rocket science to point out that realistic AI may further erode trust in institutions, individuals, and even our own senses. Oh, and just to spice things up even more, as if we weren’t living in a dystopian novel already, there’s the possibility of AI being weaponized to influence us politically or emotionally. As if we didn’t have enough seemingly insurmountable problems to deal with in the world, now we have invisible AI manipulators lurking around. Yay!

Here’s My Hot Take (Not That You Asked, But I’ll Give It Anyway)

So, it appears as though humanity has dug itself a deeper hole through technological advancements – once again. In an attempt to create technology that humanizes AI, we might just end up dehumanizing ourselves in the process. People will become more skeptical, isolated, and distrustful, likely making this world an even more miserable place. And while it’s too late to reverse the progress made thus far, it’s okay because the researchers will just keep telling us how screwed we are without offering any solutions. Cheers to an AI-infested downfall of human society!

Original article:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230508104924.htm