From the four cardinal points, even on Sant Jordi, warnings come about what artificial intelligence will do to us. We questioned our reader self about the possibility of a Book Day with AI signing right and wrong, and the result is rather sinister, creepy, at least for those who sign this.
To begin with, to sign a copy of a book you need to have written it first. There's no doubt that AI can do it, well, it's certainly already doing it. The question is what kind of books he will perpetrate. As the AIs are not autonomous, at least for the time being, they will freak out with the material you feed them: if you want a romance novel, a few keywords and some guidelines about the protagonists and the plot: it ends well, it ends badly , the lovers are normosexual or not, a few physical descriptions and off we go, we don't say anything other than that there are children anyway. Decisions about their sexual orientation and such will also be given to them based on the target they want to target, something that will also be decided based on the purchase figures of different population groups and algorithms. Where are the humans in this? Nowhere, but let's continue.
As machines do not feel, at least for now, we leave aside the possible variations depending on the experiences of the authors. Yes, there is little room left for creativity. Can anyone imagine an AI writing Ulysses? It sure short circuit. Subject, verb, predicate and little else. Farewell to any challenge to the reader (and the writer).
But let's say that our artificial colleague has finished the book. What will it look like when you sit down at the signing table? Who will decide the characteristics, male, female, etc.? We assume that the algorithm will also choose it depending on the type of reader. And what will he put in the dedication? Here they will nail her, because with our name they can enter a database and everything will come out: "For Pepita, who is married, has two children and a pending traffic ticket".
I do not sign (for this future).
