I'll tell you why. I think it's fair to say that most of the people who visit this site are technologists.
Most of us love technology. So why are people reacting like this?
Because we know how this will be used. We know of grifters and quick-buck schemes. We know that, unfortunately, the web as we know it is rapidly dying. We know of the scammers calling you with your loved ones' cloned voices.
We know how powerful this tech is, how easy it is, and how it will be misused.
Yeah, I have done some grifting myself but quit doing it but still know a lot of really creative grifters. I know what a tool like this can do in their hands. These people managed to ruin a lot of Google searches with just human labour and some very basic automation. I know what evil they can do with good generative AI.
Most of us love technology. So why are people reacting like this?
Because we know how this will be used. We know of grifters and quick-buck schemes. We know that, unfortunately, the web as we know it is rapidly dying. We know of the scammers calling you with your loved ones' cloned voices.
We know how powerful this tech is, how easy it is, and how it will be misused.