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by bheadmaster 729 days ago
> What's the opposite of the slippery slope fallacy, where we convince ourselves that there isn't a slope at all?

Sounds like healthy skepticism to me. Assume nothing has changed until proven otherwise.

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Assume things do not represent a discontinuous change until proven otherwise.

AI has changed some things, and will change some more. Pretending otherwise isn't healthy skepticism, it's hiding your head in the sand.

The real question is, which things does it change, and how much? Don't assume a discontinuous change without enough evidence, but there is enough evidence that something has changed.

> there is enough evidence that something has changed

Of course, something has changed - every invention changes something, that is almost a tautology. However, is there any evidence that the change is negative and drastic enough to warrant my attention and time of day? I think not.