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@cederbs To be fair, the last part explain it a bit more: notion.so/blog/ai-is-the-new-p . Still, not perfect, but the blog post is longer than this couple of sentences.

AI’s promise of progress is undeniable, but we learned with plastic that progress has its price. Plastic’s proliferation, after all, was not without downsides. Plastic doesn’t naturally decompose, exacerbating waste problems. It also breaks down into small particles that infiltrate our ecosystems and bloodstreams, causing long-term harm that we’re only beginning to fully understand. That doesn’t mean we’d be better off if plastic had never have been invented. Without synthetic polymers we would still be using natural materials for even the most mundane, disposable objects and wouldn’t enjoy such abundance of everything from clean disposable syringes in hospitals to bike helmets. But the unintended consequences of remaking our physical world with synthetic polymers does remind us to be mindful of the many risks this emerging technology poses, from job displacement to the load on global energy consumption, to the more dystopian scenarios we’ve all heard about in which AI makes catastrophic decisions that can’t be undone. It helps to remember that while plastic is ubiquitous, it didn’t take over the world completely. When I walk through the Notion office every day, I see plenty of plastic here and there in chair armrests and computer monitors. But some of my favorite spaces are couches plush with soft fabric, wooden benches that add warmth to our cafeteria, ergonomic sculptures made of everything from paper origami to steel wires.
16 Oct 2024 at 12:51 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.design
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Tim

@arkd @cederbs I wonder if they intentionally chickened out of saying anything negative about plastic in the blurb.

16 Oct 2024 at 21:41 | Open on mastodon.social
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