Well, I am curious to hear at least a little about your different beliefs.
I mean, this is something I was thinking about earlier this week. In general, incrementalism and capitalism and neoliberalism are all harmful. Participating in them or advocating for their expansion while knowing overall that theyre harmful concepts seems to go against my beliefs. But as I see it, we are stuck in this system. I think a big thing a lot of leftists get wrong is arguing all or nothing. “I refuse to participate because I don’t believe in this system. I only advocate for the complete destruction of this system.” It’s very, very common.
Meanwhile, more harmful laws get passed because everyone who wants better sat out. Now, that mostly applies to voting, even on direct ballot measures. So it seems counterintuitive for me, as someone who doesn’t believe in the state, to advocate for regulations—a more robust state with more oversight powers. But expanded oversight is a bitter pill. It is necessary as long as this system exists. Advocating for less, again, in my position, would seem like my path forward. But I’d argue that incrementalism is less harmful than capitalism. And if the former can put a dent in the latter to safeguard against expanded harm, then I’m for it. Even though my “-ism” would supposedly preclude me from saying so.
I think regulating AI companies is necessary. I think watermarks are a pretty small price to pay for the basic concept of objective truth/proof of it. We are barreling toward a time where photographic evidence and audio evidence are suddenly all up for debate. Avoiding that future trumps any sort of concern I have for the industry. It’s a small step in the right direction, and I don’t have the solution or anything, but I think measures like this should be put into place.