ai (again)

[illuvium]

so, i just read this article discussing the use of chatgpt in colleges in america. lots of my previous ai ideas have only been affirmed more. the article's quite a bit more forgiving than i am towards ai users, but nonetheless, it's just shocking to me to read this. i knew it was an issue, but i guess from some wishful thinking, i didn't realize how much of an issue it really was. the last paragraph of the article is just incredibly dystopian, describing, and i quote, "a siege on education" from ai. this attitude towards education by real human beings is just incredibly terrifying to me. who needs a government instilling distrust in education when you have people deriding education like this, anyway? again, coming from this hopeful position, i just can't understand how anyone would be totally on board with forking over all of their future over to a machine. knowing capitalism, it'd be no surprise to me if in a few short years, everything would be made subscription-based. it already is, with chatgpt pro or plus or whatever it is, but i wouldn't be surprised if it specifically targeted those already totally reliant on the app. it leaves such a sick feeling in my stomach. i agree heavily with the professor in the article talking about common public (american) perception towards college, that it's a status marker, worthless, or just a simple step to getting a high-paying job rather than a place to actually learn. it fills me with so much despair just looking at it. and the worst part is, the ai users (rightfully) have some sort of issue with using it. they wonder if it's cheating (it is), but ultimately, there's already been such a level of reliance and addiction that they can't quit it. it's the wrong reason for really hating ai in the first place if i'm being honest, and they don't even acknowledge the full extent, since humans at their core do want to self-justify. a line that really struck me in the article was a college student saying, "i don’t think anyone calls seeing a tutor cheating, right? but what happens when a tutor starts writing lines of your paper for you?". whatever in the world does "what happens" mean here? it's common sense. everything you submit your work to, for college applications, applications to internships, whatever, don't bar you from getting help. they do bar you from having others write everything for you. i just don't get it. i hate how complacent everyone is in just giving up all sorts of autonomy into a machine with its own biases from predatory creators seeking to prey on students specifically. there's nothing new in what i'm saying here, but it's just pretty gratifying to see such a nicely worded article about ai. i'm not religious, but on the daily i still pray for the downfall of chatgpt. i hope generative ai rots, but that's truly better than it deserves given it's not organic. i wish it were never released is all, but that's not new either