Beej's Bit Bucket
a day ago
- In a future where AI generates massive amounts of content, distinguishing human-written material from AI output becomes difficult.
- A proposed 'Web of Humanity' similar to PGP's Web of Trust could allow humans to cryptographically vouch for each other's authenticity, though it requires widespread adoption.
- Many people may not care about the source of content if it is useful or entertaining, as seen with AI-generated recipes and comedy.
- AI errors are akin to human errors; internet content is already imperfect, and the standard is often 'mostly right'.
- Existing human issues (racism, partisanship) provide training data for AI, which mirrors human demand for content.
- The author questions whether proving humanity ultimately matters, given the utility and entertainment value of AI-generated content.