So can we really control AI models? Or are they now, even now, too smart for us? I don’t think we humans would know what to do if artificial general intelligence became a fact.
Nah, AGI is not what’s going to kill us, trust me on this.
Smart money is on the climate, possibly accelerated by some nation state going nuclear. Could be any one of them at this point.
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My money is on an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise. 
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Thanks for raising this — it’s an important and necessary conversation. I agree that training AI models on copyrighted material without permission or payment was wrong. I hope the courts find a way to fairly compensate the creators whose work was used.
Ethics rarely come in black and white. They show up as dilemmas, full of trade-offs. So many shades of grey.
Tools like ChatGPT and Claude don’t just help me work faster — they help me do things I wouldn’t have done at all otherwise.
Last week, I sent someone I coach a jokey certificate for not doing her homework. It took three minutes. It made her laugh — and she did the homework. I wouldn’t have done that without AI.
That went so well, I made two more. One for each daughter. One of them had just finished her master’s and moved to Ireland, so I made her a ridiculous Irish-themed certificate. It brought a big smile. That stuff matters too.
I’ve also put off writing my current book for far too long — but now, writing with the help of AI is invigorating. Joyful, even. I’m finally finishing it, and I hope it’ll help lots and lots and lots of people.
So yes, the origins of these tools are murky. But the outcomes — when used thoughtfully — can be surprisingly positive.
That’s why I struggle to label all this as simply right or wrong. Ethics is rarely one clear path. It’s a crossroads of competing values.
And maybe that’s why even the word ethical can sometimes narrow the conversation. It can push people into corners. I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m doing that — I’m not meaning to. There are lots of sides to this. And they’re all painted in different shades of grey.
P.s. ChatGPT - AI Ethics Dilemma Explained
That’s the link to the long conversation with ChatGPT. If anyone wants to read it, I started out dictating my thoughts then corrected the drafts afterwords. It took longer than if I’d written it fresh, but the ai helped me clarify my thoughts, and also write - I hope - in a respectful and thoughtful tone.
I suspect a handful of folk here might think I’m moral bankrupt and intellectually lazy for working this way. I hope they find respectful and thoughtful - not rude or insulting - ways of telling me so 