By: Francesca Mundrick
AI language models are an abomination to the freedom and creativity of humankind’s future. – Wayne Zanni, Senior Adjunct Professor, Rowan University
On a recent flight, I was on my laptop working on a website that I am developing for a grassroots community initiative. The man next to me started to inquire about my website and initiative mission. We traded professional qualifications and interests including the methodology required to build your own nonprofit or business in today’s changing world. In the middle of the conversation, he asked me “Why don’t you just have ChatGBT write your website for you?” I found this question to be insane. While this method of web design would be convenient and speedy, I could not imagine a computer doing my work. How could a computer possibly interpret my imagined vision, my experience, my learnings, my emotions, my creativity, my passion for change fueled by determination, innovation, and ambition? How could a computer ever truly illustrate a vision that could have been sent to me by the Universe, God, Spirit Guides or an invention of my mind? How could a computer replace my organic progress in developing my ideas? On premise, while the A.I would simply be summarizing my concepts on a webpage in a very coherent way, I found it almost offensive that this would even be an option.
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Technology comes in many forms. Weaponry, transportation, medical, and scientific. Technology is not one thing but rather a term that represents the invented tools that have led to the progression of humanity over time. Discovery is a human cornerstone. The only thing constant about humanity is our unrelenting need to find more, do more, and be more. That part of our human spirit has pushed us continually to pursue advancements in computerized technologies. A.I has emerged as part of this journey in technological development.
A.I is a human innovation that will destroy human innovation. Made in our image, A.I is an attempt to enhance the functionality and success of humanity but at what cost and trade off? As living things, humans were cosmically, evolutionarily destined to live on Earth. We have unique, natural traits that are directly connected to our universe, our Earth, and each other. Humans have souls and a spirituality that is largely undefined and derived from something that is truly still unknown. Over human history, it has been the mission of humankind to attempt to uncover these unknowns about our own existential value.
It is proposed that with A.I, we can do what we do best; find more, do more, and be more. We can perhaps work smarter and not harder and redefine or redirect the work of humans with the support of A.I. Even with consideration of these clear benefits, we must ask ourselves, what are we losing? An artificial being can never replace human ingenuity. Do we really need a tool that knows everything about everywhere, everyone at any time? Is the human spirit being threatened and disregarded? What are the ethics of using this kind of technology and is it inherently leading to our replacement and restriction?
There will always be hope for humanity. We are living and we are meant to be on Earth.
With inspiration in sustainability,
Francesca Mundrick
WEGSS Founder & Team Member
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