Comment by matt3D
1 day ago
These strawman arguments lack nuance.
If the person can use AI to lead a noticeably better life, something that may have been impossible previously due to economic circumstance, then the first order benefits outweigh the second order drawbacks.
I’m not disputing what you’re saying, I just think that treating it like a zero sum game every time the conversation comes up is showing an immense amount of privilege.
You, me, the parent commenter; we’re all dying, we don’t have time to optimise for the best outcome.
If the tool that allows you to have a “noticeably better life” is heavily subsidized by venture capital, you have turned yourself into a ticking bomb.
there is also no easy way to build a perfect health AI without giving up some privacy. Now there will always be risks, but this is why I think China might overtake everyone else in Healthcare AI at the least