I certainly share your disgust with the obsessive focus on cosmetics to the detriment of deeper understanding and appreciation. But I wonder why you're being bombarded with AI companion ads. I see the occasional one and can easily overlook it. Perhaps using DuckDuckGo is shielding me to some extent.
Oh I'm sure I could take steps to avoid. But I think if I am getting them, my 19 and 21 year old sons must be inundated. It is the line of travel....and part of the normalization of AI across society. 2 years ago we were 'extremely worried' about chat gpt in the university; now my place is organizing seminars to show how faculty can use it in their teaching. I'm sure the sex-dolls will be totally realistic and all pervasive within 10 years.....just as we now accept that kids can access anything from bestiality to snuff movies on their iPhones. Most don't....but as far as I can tell, what we could have thought of as hard core porn...is now ubiquitous in most schools. I suppose the difficulty is that we are made dependent on it all in such benign ways..... On practical front DuckDuckGo is definitely better :)
“The underlying sin is always the same. Humanity’s wanting to take the place of God.” Great article. Thank you.
Marvellous piece. Just in time for the month of "Pride". We dress up our sins as virtuous progress.
Thank you Georgia :)
I certainly share your disgust with the obsessive focus on cosmetics to the detriment of deeper understanding and appreciation. But I wonder why you're being bombarded with AI companion ads. I see the occasional one and can easily overlook it. Perhaps using DuckDuckGo is shielding me to some extent.
Oh I'm sure I could take steps to avoid. But I think if I am getting them, my 19 and 21 year old sons must be inundated. It is the line of travel....and part of the normalization of AI across society. 2 years ago we were 'extremely worried' about chat gpt in the university; now my place is organizing seminars to show how faculty can use it in their teaching. I'm sure the sex-dolls will be totally realistic and all pervasive within 10 years.....just as we now accept that kids can access anything from bestiality to snuff movies on their iPhones. Most don't....but as far as I can tell, what we could have thought of as hard core porn...is now ubiquitous in most schools. I suppose the difficulty is that we are made dependent on it all in such benign ways..... On practical front DuckDuckGo is definitely better :)