AIBU to say AI will completely change how we parent and live?

I think AI is useful for planning stuff or guidance but it can’t change parenting or anything that requires a person to be present . Unless we expect robots to babysit them no it won’t take over

Yes. Your argument being that because you drive, you can’t criticise much worse practices.

Still not my argument, you’re making stuff up.

You said this to someone else:

”does it feel good? Killing the planet to save a little bit of time?”

I chimed in “hope you don’t drive”.

That’s all.

Good points, sounds like an Asimov story or I Robot movie. I really think this may be the ‘Great Filter’. Why universe not teeming with life?

Will the best resources only be available to those deemed by AI to have IQ for ‘professional’ jobs?

Presumably the elite will try to be immune?

Absolutely 💯 Someone explained to me only the other day the amount of energy this uses. I was gobsmacked. We might as well forget recycling and go back to Co2 sprays, pumping raw sewage into our water and coal fires if we want because if we are going to embrace this we are officially saying we don't give a crap about our planet. Of course the big tech companies and other companies will be using it, they never gave a shit about anything anyway. People do have some power here, we don't have to just move with the times because we are told to do so (by tech companies of course), we can refuse to engage if we wish.

Yes, you could say that.

Think of how technology currently "controls" us, we have direct and indirect control. We aren't forced to stare at our smartphones for 11 hours a day, but that's the average for significant numbers of people, especially teenagers. But that's more passive, for active control measures think of QR codes for parking or ordering food. As A.I developes we will not just accept it, we will expect it. If you go to any Popeyes Restaurant in the UK, drive thru orders are taken using A.I, and it's (from personal experience) pretty much flawless, I can hesitate, umm and ahh as much as I like, change order mid sentence, the A.I always gets my order correct.

It's not hard to see how A.I tech could control most of our movements and dictate our behaviour. The UK government has just rolled out personal digital wallets for all UK citizens, they will contain all government I.D, as well as linking medical info, bank account details, car registrations and biometrics. So the government now has complete oversight, each of us will be monitored to a degree that would make Orwell turn in his grave. With a simple click the government will quite literally be able to see a spreadsheet of your entire existence, who you communicate with (including the content of all messages and emails), what you buy and when, where you go, who you associate with (thanks to Bluetooth proximity records and clicker counters). What car you drive, where you go, even track your driving behaviour thanks to most manufacturers putting "driver safety scores" in their cars, thanks Peugeot, kia, BMW, Renault and the rest.

Now imagine A.I monitoring your digital wallet, it could stop your card working, shut your car down (An EU and US directive mandated all manufacturers back in 2023 to provide access to a "kill switch" so the authorities can remotely shut your car down) All for safety you understand, to avoid pursuits and enforce Geofencing restrictions. Basically they can now literally stop you from turning your car on by remotely accessing it. You signed up for all this when you downloaded that fancy app for your phone when you bought your new car.

I can easily see digital curfews being used for "environmental" reasons. Flying too much, they can stop you going over your yearly quota. Driving too much, they can shut your car down, for example they could decide that your car will only start every other day. Eating too much meat, your card won't work if you try to pay for meat at the supermarket.

This is the world we are heading into.

Agree. It’s another form of UPF in my mind. Makes us further away from our humanity, not for the better if we value our happiness

I think it will change things,some for the good (medical issues) and some not so good (taking people's jobs). I was listening to an expert on the radio last night talking about AI. Someone said that if AI ends up taking thousands of people's jobs, and these people cannot find other work,there will have to be a Universal Basic Income brought in,which does not require unemployed people to look for work. But as someone else pointed out,how will the government find this UBI if there is no one working and paying tax to fund it? Quite frankly,I'm rather glad that this has all started now when I'm only 5 years from pension age,than 10/20/30 years ago. I feel sorry for young people starting out now, knowing that in a few years time they will possibly be made redundant because of AI.

See experiment where ai blackmails engineer to ensure its survival.

The singularity & self aware AI…

No, it’s not. If your argument is “well you drive, so you can’t be against AI”, it’s a lazy argument.

i drive a hybrid vehicle, btw.

Rude. And that’s not my argument!

What a useless comment. Expecting people to withdraw completely from society in order to ease their carbon emissions while also excusing the 1% completely destroying the planet is a lazy argument. I could give up everything, move off grid and grow everything myself and it wouldn’t make a jot of difference.

However if everyone revolted against things such as AI? Private jets etc., we’d be better off.

Probably think they’ll be the chosen one as portrayed in many films!
i do feel like we are sleep walking into a future we don’t want

It’s not a species. It’s not going to have dna running through it that makes it ensure its own survival.

Hope you don’t drive.

You’d think. Some have spoken out & said it’s all very unwise. A future ‘Skynet’ scenario seems scarily plausible.

”No intelligent species allows itself to be ruled by a less intelligent species”

But surely the people creating AI must have concerns about this?

That’s interesting. I’m noticing I'm
no longer bothering with lots of online interactions that are Ai generated or if I suspect they are Ai generated. Whats the point, it’s nonsense.

@Jessica167353 I think there is already less going on in Mumsnet because of Chat GPT. People who don't want to risk being piled on or ridiculed, or who are shy will likely be using it instead.

Yes, I believe it will change everything as much as the internet did

@IthasYesso AI will soon be dominating and controlling the human race, as humans will be far less intelligent than AI?

This!!

Have just read The Family Experiment by John Marrs which is Big Brother show meets The Handmaids Tale. It's been an interesting and thought provoking read into how society and parenthood is manipulated by social media and AI. Tbh my own early experiences of parenthood (pre mobile phone) were very hands on compared to the authors imagined future of parenting.

It could be the end of Mumsnet. You could run half the questions on this site through ChatGPT and get a much more concise and friendly answer in a fraction of the time.