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by vouaobrasil 780 days ago
Isn't it true though, at least in terms of the amount of information we have to wade through these days? Haven't hard drives gotten larger, and why? Because technology makes it possible. It's funny that you are laughing, but it would be even better if you made a serious argument against me.

To be honest, I am posing a serious possibility: are we really sure that AI will cause a democratization of knowledge? I mean, our society is valuable and keeps us alive, so shouldn't we be at least asking the question?

It seems like even questioning technology around here is taboo. What's wrong with discussing it openly? I think it's rather naive to believe that technology will make life simpler for the average person. I've lived long enough to know that many inventions, such as the internet and smartphone, have NOT made life easier at all for many, although they bring superficial conveniences.
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sumeruchat 780 days ago
Look i think its true that technology makes life worse in many ways but making the legal system complex is not one of those things in my opinion.

There is nothing wrong with your position its just that you are trying to make weak generalizations driven primarily by your emotions and anecdotal experience and not data

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vouaobrasil 780 days ago
Well, I look forward to an easy refutation then.
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sumeruchat 780 days ago
Well yes. This makes life better because

1) This tech makes it easy for anyone to file a complex legal complaint to a situation and then send it to the right legal department for almost free.

2) You can now ask a complex legal question and get a response for almost free. (Example is reckless driving a crime here ? What is the fine? LLM looks up your coordinates, the laws there and then gives you the exact response)

3) Even if you dont know the language this tech translates the laws for you and gives you an expert analysis for almost free.

I easily see this as a win for the less powerful.

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freejazz 780 days ago
>1) This tech makes it easy for anyone to file a complex legal complaint to a situation and then send it to the right legal department for almost free.

That's the assumption.

>2) You can now ask a complex legal question and get a response for almost free. (Example is reckless driving a crime here ? What is the fine? LLM looks up your coordinates, the laws there and then gives you the exact response)

I don't think that's a 'complex legal question'

>3) Even if you dont know the language this tech translates the laws for you and gives you an expert analysis for almost free.

That's not what expert means.

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