A techno-thriller than might be coming to life
Ophelia: The Gaia Machine series
2022 HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY EXCITING YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INCLUDING:
* High risk professions such as aviation and surgery using A.I. to train pilots and surgeons.
* Multitasking in healthcare settings, for example simultaneous analysis of patient X-Rays while reading their medical history.
* Making up the shortfall in the ever diminishing numbers of healthcare professionals, globally.
* Developing predictive economic models.
* Working on methods to slow climate change.
GPT-3 chatbots engaging in conversation, answering questions, writing computer code and summarising technical articles with incredible speed and accuracy.
* Generative art and literature has been made possible for everyone since about July this year, and keeps getting better by the day.
IN ONLY A FEW MONTHS, WE WILL SEE SOME EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
* The roll out of GPT-4, a vast improvement on the natural language processing we currently have with GPT-3. Version 4 will have 100 trillion parameters compared to GPT-3's 175 billion.
* The adoption of augmented reality glasses will be enabled by A.I. as it interprets the user's physical surroundings and even provides fun facts about the history of the environment. Like a tour guide!
* Our engagement with the metaverse will be enhanced by A.I. as it responds to our verbal commands regarding things we do and don't want to see in our own experience.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE:
* Writing - as a long time lover of writing books, I'm not likely to use A.I. tools for writing although I know of several authors who do write in collaboration with A.I. For instance, they could enter the command: "Write the opening scene to an adventure story like Indiana Jones but with big blue Avatar creatures" and the A.I. tool will produce something interesting that the author can work with.
* Making art - having spent decades using technology in my artwork, I am now embracing the use of A.I. tools to create art. By entering commands and keywords that are meaningful for me, I have generated some wonderful images. Only a few months ago, I used Midjourney V3 to create an entire collection of alien landscapes that have inspired the series of science fiction stories I'm currently writing.
* Science fiction - when I wrote my dystopian science fiction trilogy "The Gaia Machine" which presents a possible life for humanity 100 years from now, I didn't think I was even close to the mark. In the series, Earth is controlled by an A.I. (The Gaia Machine) that schedules and controls every aspect of human life. Think of 'Alexa' or 'Suri' on steroids.
Whilst it was fun to write, I figured it was too far-fetched to be taken seriously. And yet, the things I described in my story world are starting to happen now.
Which is not to say that A.I. is evil. It can't be. It has no emotional center and therefore no conscience. It simply does what it is programmed to do and interprets commands and other inputs based on the data it has already processed. Like any technology or tool, A.I. is as good (or as bad) as its users.
If you have read "Ophelia: The Gaia Machine: books 1-3" you might like to join the discussion. Was I on the mark? Are heading for a future like this? If so, how do we feel about it? What can we do better?
Ophelia: The Gaia Machine series
2022 HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY EXCITING YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INCLUDING:
* High risk professions such as aviation and surgery using A.I. to train pilots and surgeons.
* Multitasking in healthcare settings, for example simultaneous analysis of patient X-Rays while reading their medical history.
* Making up the shortfall in the ever diminishing numbers of healthcare professionals, globally.
* Developing predictive economic models.
* Working on methods to slow climate change.
GPT-3 chatbots engaging in conversation, answering questions, writing computer code and summarising technical articles with incredible speed and accuracy.
* Generative art and literature has been made possible for everyone since about July this year, and keeps getting better by the day.
IN ONLY A FEW MONTHS, WE WILL SEE SOME EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
* The roll out of GPT-4, a vast improvement on the natural language processing we currently have with GPT-3. Version 4 will have 100 trillion parameters compared to GPT-3's 175 billion.
* The adoption of augmented reality glasses will be enabled by A.I. as it interprets the user's physical surroundings and even provides fun facts about the history of the environment. Like a tour guide!
* Our engagement with the metaverse will be enhanced by A.I. as it responds to our verbal commands regarding things we do and don't want to see in our own experience.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE:
* Writing - as a long time lover of writing books, I'm not likely to use A.I. tools for writing although I know of several authors who do write in collaboration with A.I. For instance, they could enter the command: "Write the opening scene to an adventure story like Indiana Jones but with big blue Avatar creatures" and the A.I. tool will produce something interesting that the author can work with.
* Making art - having spent decades using technology in my artwork, I am now embracing the use of A.I. tools to create art. By entering commands and keywords that are meaningful for me, I have generated some wonderful images. Only a few months ago, I used Midjourney V3 to create an entire collection of alien landscapes that have inspired the series of science fiction stories I'm currently writing.
* Science fiction - when I wrote my dystopian science fiction trilogy "The Gaia Machine" which presents a possible life for humanity 100 years from now, I didn't think I was even close to the mark. In the series, Earth is controlled by an A.I. (The Gaia Machine) that schedules and controls every aspect of human life. Think of 'Alexa' or 'Suri' on steroids.
Whilst it was fun to write, I figured it was too far-fetched to be taken seriously. And yet, the things I described in my story world are starting to happen now.
Which is not to say that A.I. is evil. It can't be. It has no emotional center and therefore no conscience. It simply does what it is programmed to do and interprets commands and other inputs based on the data it has already processed. Like any technology or tool, A.I. is as good (or as bad) as its users.
If you have read "Ophelia: The Gaia Machine: books 1-3" you might like to join the discussion. Was I on the mark? Are heading for a future like this? If so, how do we feel about it? What can we do better?
Ophelia: The Gaia Machine series
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