The Three Sided Argument

On the last page there are the results of a survey I took regarding Artificial Intelligence and if its a good thing for society. Meh was the majority, then yes, the no. But why is this?

To learn about the reasons people have different opinions on AI I interviewed three people, one for AI, one against AI, and one neutral about AI. All three of these interviewees work in the same industry, the game industry, so I could learn about their differing opinions on the same matters. I Interviewed J. Todd Coleman, Jon O’Neal, and Jesse Scoble, who all work with and around AI.

Edited by Theo Coleman

‘Meh’ was the most popular response to the poll by a lot, but why is this? Maybe everyone who filled it out was just lazy and didn’t want to put effort into their response, maybe some people like some parts of AI, like AI writing, while also hating others, like AI art. There are a million different reasons people might have mixed feelings on artificial intelligence, but there is one argument that sums it up pretty well. According to J. Todd Coleman, an ex-game designer from Austin, Texas, “It really depends on how people choose to use it.” Just like any tool it “can be used for good or for bad.” Take Photoshop for example. It’s an amazing art tool used by many talented artists to make beautiful art. Additionally it’s very helpful for quick photo editing like removing backgrounds from photos. However Photoshop is also used for a lot of bad stuff, like catfishing and forging images. Artificial intelligence is like Photoshop in this sense, but “the potential for good and the potential for bad are orders of magnitude more impactful.” People don’t get mad at Photoshop though, mostly because you have to pay for it, causing it not to be readily available for anyone with malicious intent. Programs like DALL-E and MidJourney, however, have an extended free trial period before having to pay. Unless these companies start putting more effort into stopping people from doing bad things with it, AI is going to continue to