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Amanda Reeves | Wabi Sabi Futures
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Wrote this in February 2023 somehow about the problems that happen when people treat generative AI as a search engine. People trust what comes out of a search engine, and out of things that look like search engines, and the results can/will be/have been grim

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What happens if Bing AI or Bard becomes so widespread that they become sources of information that consumers rely on? What happens if Bing AI tells somebody suffering from crippling depression that they have “not been a good user” at the wrong time? What happens if somebody relies on Bing for “advice” and that advice results in them doing something unethical or illegal? While these are problems one might have with ChatGPT itself, they become much more pronounced when the source of this information is a search engine, which is a product that hundreds of millions of people have been conditioned to trust and respect? And the reason that these risks are so significant is that both Microsoft and Google were desperate to show that they will never, ever stop growing. They did not slowly and methodically roll out these products with constant reminders of their fallibility - they branded and marketed them as the future, as the new way in which we request and process information. Microsoft and Google’s customers are victims of rich people playing with toys, hoping to find ways to please rich people that invest the money of other rich people. The result will be genuine human suffering as a result of dressing a fallible, experimental intelligence up as an authoritative source of information. People will be inspired to harm themselves or others, all while their ideas and likenesses are counterfeited and monetized, all so that wealthy executives can tell the world - and Wall Street - that their companies are “innovative.”
May 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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It was so lovely to spend some time with you today! Thank you for visiting, truly delightful conversation
April 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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We've had so many lovely moments and beautiful conversations over the past 2 days - tomorrow is your last chance to join this installation!

Full details (inc. map): events.unimelb.edu.au/MPavilion/ev...
Felt time – Workshop
Creative facilitators Leander Kreltszheim and Amanda Reeves invite you to explore our relationship with time. The prompts and provocations in t...
events.unimelb.edu.au
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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First time visiting MPavilion Parkville? We got you!
A map of the MPavilion Parkville location. It is in University Square, Parkville. Surrounding streets include Grattan St, Barry St, Pelham St, and Leicester St.
April 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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There's still 2 more days to join us in exploring your relationship with time! Pop down to MPavilion Parkville between 11:30 and 2pm on Wed 9th or Thu 10th April: events.unimelb.edu.au/MPavilion/ev...
Felt time – Workshop
Creative facilitators Leander Kreltszheim and Amanda Reeves invite you to explore our relationship with time. The prompts and provocations in t...
events.unimelb.edu.au
April 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM