"Shumer frames AI as something that's happening to everyone at the exclusive direction of a shadowy Silicon Valley tech bros. He laments, "The future is being shaped by a remarkably small number of people." Yet, in the very next section, he explains that he uses AI to create entire apps based on a few sentences - directions that any person could provide."
"Yes, a handful of labs are driving the frontier of AI development. But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago. AI is a genius coder in the pocket of anyone with a smartphone and they, like Shumer, can now develop and use apps to solve problems, create businesses, and seek new information."
"Never has it been so easy for individuals of so many backgrounds to actively direct highly competent, sophisticated, and deeply knowledgeable tools through plain english (or most other languages). There's no degree requirement to use AI. There's a very low financial barrier to accessing some of the most powerful AI models. And, for now, there are few government restrictions on what questions, tasks, and goals users can assign to AI."
AI completes time-intensive, complex tasks at record speeds while also enabling rapid app creation from simple prompts. Some portrayals emphasize concentrated control by a small number of labs while simultaneously demonstrating that anyone can direct AI to build solutions. Low financial barriers, minimal formal requirements, and broad language access allow diverse individuals to use sophisticated, knowledgeable tools through plain language. For now, few government restrictions limit user tasks and questions. AI functions as a powerful tool of agency, enabling problem-solving, business creation, self-expression, and improvements to personal and community well-being.
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