Every week Mission Local asks city residents one big question. Have a question you think we should ask San Francisco? Send suggestions to thebigquestion@missionlocal.com.
“I don’t think it’s the end-all of the world. I think that we’re gonna probably survive. I don’t really want to read books written by AI, but I think it’s got its purposes. And you know, when used appropriately, I think it’s a revolutionary technology. Although I don’t want to be seeing AI art everywhere.” โ Ariel S., the Richmond
“I think we better be nice with our prompts because in a couple of years the AIs are gonna be deciding whether we live in cages or not, and they should remember us fondly.” โ Jake H., the Richmond
“Ain’t cool. I don’t like artificial intelligence – nothing artificial. No good. Need the human brain always working. No computers, no, none of that. No good – taking away jobs from people. Artificial intelligence is no good for the country.” โ David R., the Richmond
“It’s complicated, yeah. Definitely has some benefit to our life, but itโs scary in the medium- to short-term, if we let it go without any regulation. It could be self-leading, which is problematic for us. But at the end of the day humanity always seems to adapt. In my life I don’t use it much, because I live on the land, but one day I may.” โ Derrick H., the Tenderloin
“I think it could be great, it could be bad, it could go either way. It could solve a lot of interesting problems like curing cancer and other bad things that happen in the world. It can help solve these problems. On the other hand, it can have a lot of negative effects, like unemployment, loss of meaning, you don’t know what to do. So, there’s this negative side as well.” โ Hillel A., the Mission District
“I think it’s an interesting technology and tool but generative AI is unnecessarily hurting artists. In the larger scheme it’s a money grab to basically replace all working people. I don’t think we can necessarily trust the people in power to deliver on their promises of universal basic income because they haven’t proven very trustworthy in the past, so I’m generally skeptical and think it’s a bad idea.” โ Noah J., the Mission District
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More spare parts will become available,
I have two plastic lenses over my eyes or I’d be blind.
I have a titanium hip or I’d be using a cane.
Corrective surgery on both hands repaired genetic defects.
So, I can walk and see and pick things up.
27 of my 32 teeth are plastic and gifts from the Native American Center.
I was diagnosed with Beginner’s Dementia a couple of years ago.
I take a half dozen drugs daily to correct or mask deterioration of basic systems.
But, despite accumulated wear and tear I’m in the best shape of my life both physically and mentally due to a medical system designed by humans through a thousand years of trial and error.
I am 82 years old.
I truly believe that one day I’ll be all spare parts and probably keep my original human skull on my ‘desk’ as a conversation piece and reminder.
It’s my only long range hope to stay in the game.
Yours too.
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