I think that some of the criticism levied at AI, certainly in the way that it is used under neoliberal capitalism, is absolutely valid. And i have my own worries about how it may affect human development going forward when you can essentially “cheat” your way to answers to a broad array of problems without ever having put in the work to really learn and understand the subject you are dealing with.

But we have to acknowledge that, good or bad, this is still a powerful tool. The question is, how should socialist societies approach this new tool? And unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your viewpoint), i think we’re already past the point where we can afford not to use it. Pandora’s box has already been opened and there’s no turning back the clock.

In a way this is a bit like the atom bomb. Yes, it may be dangerous and perhaps humanity would be better off if it had never been invented. But the one thing we can’t do is allow only the enemies of socialism to possess this weapon.