I can't disagree enough with this. Not everything needs to be understood in a technical context. Technology intersects with society, and understanding its impacts on that society is vital.
replyOr in other words: the humanities are good.
I'll clarify in case it helps - need everyone at the table, not just only tech (or non-tech only) as you may be assuming.
replyTechnology takes without a tech perspective present can greatly skew it.
I'm not referring to a technology context at all. Just like you shouldn't trust the IT department to run accounting... the opposite will also vary.
Not being able to track the possibilities and capabilities of a type of software that is unlike the software before it can really outdate things quickly.
They're specifically not using the term "virus" pejoratively, but rather distinguishing the social mechanism LLMs seem to have from something as simple as a "meme".
replyContagion probably is more accurate.
replyWell, a meme is contagious, but it doesn't do the same work a virus can at altering the structure of its host.
replyI'm actually not too sure about that, viruses have their own mechanisms of infiltrating the host and replicating inside of it. But so do ideas.
replySTD outbreak maps better.
replyI would agree contangion is a much better word.
replySocial Contagions can be memes, plus doom scrolling or anything.
Ah yes, the cognito-hazards.
replyWe've created new SCPs.
It helps to have outside observers looking at the effects of a new technology and industry and not just depending on those within it to report for us.
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