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Lee Nellis's avatar

So, is AI going to spawn so much of this type of activity that it becomes a joke that no one takes seriously before it becomes a monster? Wishful thinking, I suppose.

John Clayton's avatar

I see it as a lose-lose: either it becomes a monster or its collateral damage causes us to characterize real human interactions as a joke.

Susie Pepe's avatar

John- I just attended an AI event tonight in JH --"AI in Real Life--Possibility, Practice & Pushback". It was so relevant to the experience you shared. Heavy sigh. So many payoffs --and so many penalties to AI.

Anyway, I look forward to reading another one of your great books.

Dave Cremean's avatar

John, thanks for holding on to the humanity of it all. AI is too often an abomination of desolation.

Will C. De Man's avatar

Looking forward to picking up a soft cover edition in June!

Alison's avatar

Ok- I’m going to read your book!

Chris La Tray's avatar

I get SO MANY of those. They come in waves too, then go away, then another wave, then....

Happy to hear Wonderlandscape is getting a soft cover. It's a great book.

John Clayton's avatar

A new one yesterday: "Saw you’re the author of Snares of Prosperity – curious, have you ever considered hosting a podcast?" It turns out that "The Snares of Prosperity" is a sermon written by a different John Clayton... in 1789.

Chris La Tray's avatar

Ha!