Algorithm Quotes

“Reality is chaos, and we’ve created an algorithm that keeps us informed of as much of that chaos as possible, from the second we wake up to the second we go to bed, and then we wonder why we’re anxious.”
― Matty Healy

“It used to be you'd search for something and find tons of good results. Now you type "hamburger" anywhere on your phone or computer and now advertising cartels serve you up some ads for hamburgers for the next week.

Hell just say it aloud near your phone, it'll just take longer.”
― stained hanes, 94,000 Wasps in a Trench Coat

“Algorithm' is arguably the single most important concept in our world.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“Totalitarianism is the belief that human intellect can be the guiding principle in life and society. It aims to create a utopian, artificial society led by technocrats or experts who, based on their technical knowledge, will ensure that the machine of society runs flawlessly. In this view, the individual is completely subordinated to being a cog in the machine of society.”
― Mattias Desmet, The Psychology of Totalitarianism

“ChatGPT Sonnet

ChatGPT is not a threat,
Any more than drugs are.
Ultimately it's just another test,
That helps strengthen character.
It is a helpful distraction that,
Reduces the competition exponentially.
As more boneheads use ChatGPT to cheat,
Worth of excellence will skyrocket globally.
Drugs used in moderation are medicine,
Drugs abused stifle health and sanity.
Likewise, algorithm used wisely is a boon,
Algorithm abused cripples life and society.
You can cheat in a few projects and exams using AI.
But there is no algorithm to help you cheat in life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“As more boneheads use ChatGPT to cheat, worth of excellence will skyrocket globally.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“We're seeing the world through a prism now; digital capitalism has refined the algorithm to monetize out attention. Peace, contentment, nuance, subtlety, cooperation - all of these things are list as algorithms filter our online communications for maximum engagement. What holds away, of course, is hyperbole, shock, outrage, sensationalism.”
― Jonathan Simons, The Analog Sea Review: Number Four

“AI - The Whole Picture

In medicine, we have a condition called oxygen toxicity, which means, even oxygen can do harm if inhaled excessively. Imagine that - we usually associate oxygen with life, yet that very oxygen can literally kill you if your lungs are overexposed to it. The same is going to happen with our brain from unrestrained use of AI. With the rise of AI, machines may or may not become sentient, but one thing is for certain - human mind will soon turn into vegetable.

We became an intelligent species by solving problems, and now that we are entering a technological era where we no longer need to solve problems on our own, leaving the key physiological functions of running the body, eventually the brain itself will become a vestigial organ, like the appendix. As we no longer need to think and act on our own, the cortex will begin to shrink, quite like unused muscle, and eventually, once again after millions of years, the primeval lizard brain, i.e. the limbic brain will gain full control of the new human animal. The rise of AI will be the end of "I".

But there is also another side to the picture. It's that, we cannot achieve much more, as a species, than what we already have, without the application of AI. So, the question is not whether AI is good for us - the real question is, are we mature enough to use AI for good.

So how do we use AI without destroying ourselves?

Here's how.

Use AI to enhance capacity, not to avoid difficulty.
Use AI to accomplish tasks that are otherwise impossible.
Prioritize AI to solve real-life problems, not to make life more comfortable.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“We became an intelligent species by solving problems, and now that we are entering a technological era where we no longer need to solve problems on our own, leaving the key physiological functions of running the body, eventually the brain itself will become a vestigial organ, like the appendix. As we no longer need to think and act on our own, the cortex will begin to shrink, quite like unused muscle, and eventually, once again after millions of years, the primeval lizard brain, i.e. the limbic brain will gain full control of the new human animal. The rise of AI will be the end of "I".

But there is also another side to the picture. It's that, we cannot achieve much more, as a species, than what we already have, without the application of AI. So, the question is not whether AI is good for us - the real question is, are we mature enough to use AI for good.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“With the rise of AI, machines may or may not become sentient, but one thing is for certain - human mind will soon turn into vegetable.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“The rise of AI will be the end of I ...unless we are careful.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“Architecture is a reflection of the human spirit, poetry is a reflection of the human spirit, painting is a reflection of the human spirit. And difficult though it is to admit, modern generative AI can now do all of that on its own. So the question is, do you want to live in a world where when you look around, the human spirit is nowhere to be found - not in poetry, not in paintings, not in buildings, nowhere! If not, then never trade in your originality for some two-bit convenience of AI.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“I don't advocate for a world without AI, I call for a world where AI is used responsibly.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Intoxication of tech is yet another fundamentalism. Algorithm without humanity is digital barbarism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hometown Human: To Live for Soil and Society

“Traditions have been ruling human behavior,
Now technology has cast a spell on society.
Just like mindless traditions are dangerous,
Heartless technology is injurious to humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Heartless technology is injurious to humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Technology doesn't make you omnipotent, without moderation, they make you stupid.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“Technology driven by the desire for revenue, doesn't lift society, instead wreaks havoc.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“What is technology all about!
'Tis all about people and their welfare.
All notions to the contrary cause only despair.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather

“As per need humans may own the tech, But no tech must own the humans.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Tech is supposed to lift you up.
If you're crippled by it,
that's your own screw-up”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“No technology, difficult tomorrow.
No accountability, no tomorrow.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Extraordinary technology brings extraordinary recklessness, Because the human mind hasn't matured like technology has.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“There's more to technology
than startups 'n entrepreneurship.
Power without responsibility
causes disparity not uplift.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence

“To err is machine, to correct is mind.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“People with toxic mindsets will only see toxic content on social media because the algorithm wants to satisfy their toxic minds with more toxicity.”
― Inu Etc

“The day we harnessed electron, was the beginning of artificial intelligence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Machines are becoming more and more comfort centric, rather than solution centric. It's not artificial intelligence, it's artificial paralysis.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Statement on Generative AI

Just like Artificial Intelligence as a whole, on the matter of Generative AI, the world is divided into two camps - one side is the ardent advocate, the other is the outspoken opposition. As for me, I am neither.

I don't have a problem with AI generated content, I have a problem when it's rooted in fraud and deception. In fact, AI generated content could open up new horizons of human creativity - but only if practiced with conscience. For example, we could set up a whole new genre of AI generated material in every field of human endeavor. We could have AI generated movies, alongside human movies - we could have AI generated music, alongside human music - we could have AI generated poetry and literature, alongside human poetry and literature - and so on. The possibilities are endless - and all above board. This way we make AI a positive part of human existence, rather than facilitating the obliteration of everything human about human life.

This of course brings up a rather existential question - how do we distinguish between AI generated content and human created material? Well, you can't - any more than you can tell the photoshop alterations on billboard models or good CGI effects in sci-fi movies. Therefore, that responsibility must be carried by experts, just like medical problems are handled by healthcare practitioners. Here I have two particular expertise in mind - one precautionary, the other counteractive.

Let's talk about the counteractive measure first - this duty falls upon the shoulders of journalists. Every viral content must be source-checked by responsible journalists, and declared publicly as fake, i.e. AI generated, unless recognized otherwise. Littlest of fake content can do great damage to society - therefore - journalists, stand guard!

Now comes the precautionary part. Precaution against AI generated content must be borne by the makers of AI, i.e. the developers. No AI model must produce any material without some form of digital signature embedded in them, that effectively makes the distinction between AI generated content and human material mainstream. If developers fail to stand accountable out of their own free will, they must be held accountable legally.

On this point, to the nations of the world I say, you can't expect backward governments like our United States to take the first step - where guns get priority over children - therefore, my brave and civilized nations of the world - you gotta set the precedent on holding tech giants accountable - without depending on morally bankrupt democratic imperialists. And remember, the idea is not to ban innovation, but to adapt it with human welfare.

All said and done, the final responsibility falls upon just one person, and one person alone - the everyday ordinary consumer. Your mind has no reason to not believe the things you find on the internet, unless you make it a habit to actively question everything - or at least, not accept anything at face value. Remember this. Just because it's viral, doesn't make it true. Just because it's popular, doesn't make it right.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“The idea is not to ban innovation, but to adapt it with human welfare.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One