#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #government #RegulatingAI #progress #jobs #LostJobs
Talk about push and pull?
Technology, particularly artificial intelligence, is advancing quickly.
Government, which is trying to figure out how to manage the AI onslaught, moves slowly.
CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria discussed this on his “GPS” show July 26, 2026.
His commentary begs many questions, including: Do people want AI to advance quickly? Do people want government to act more quickly to mitigate its bad effects or to regulate it? Would government be able to move that quickly?
Many candidates for public office want to make government more efficient. They don’t want it to stand in the way of the progress AI is making.
People, who don’t seem to like anyone in government, are still in the dark about what AI will do to their lives, their jobs, their creativity etc.
They are not sure whether they want government to slow or help advance the progress of AI and related technology.
So, what’s a person running for office to do or say to those still unsure whether they want AI to move more quickly, or slow it down?
It’s a dilemma for those candidates, but they would be wise to figure out what they can and cannot do as part of government.
It’s clear the technology will advance at its own pace. It’s not clear what that will mean, and what can be done to mitigate its ill effects on people. Almost everyone presumes that some jobs will go away, while others will be created. How individuals navigate that landscape in the job market is not something government can really control.
Government can help find ways for people to cope with the effects of AI. Government can pass laws that will govern how best AI can be productive, while minimizing any ill effects.
One might compare AI to a fast-moving car, and government to potholes. But, it might be better to compare AI to a tractor-trailer and government to a speed governor inside the vehicle.
Some of today’s public officials want to harken back to yesteryear, when things were “good” for many people. But, during those “good” times, many people suffered. Therefore, some politicians today seem to be choosing sides, fighting for some people but ignoring, even hurting, others.
Some even go so far as to fight for those who already have good, prosperous lives, and ignoring or hurting the rest of the population.
In a few years, when more AI advances are prevalent, who will be the prosperous ones? Who will be left behind?
None of us knows now. But, what is known is that AI is moving quickly. Government can do little, if anything, to stop it. People, in general, can do little to stop it.
So, both government and people have to deal with results. How they do will make all the difference in who prospers and who doesn’t.
Some may advise people to strap in and ride the tide. But, better advice might be to surf the tide. You could wipe out, but you also could find a beach on the other end.
Peter
Tag Archives: progress
FREEDOM TO … FREEDOM FROM
freedom #FreedomTo #FreedomFrom #progress
Everyone loves freedom.
But, people view the concept differently.
Some want to have the freedom to do something.
Others want freedom from something.
Those who want freedom to do something generally are looking ahead, searching for the freedom to do something new.
Those who want freedom from something generally are looking back to a time when things that exist now either were not there, or were kept under wraps.
Generally, progress brings more freedom. It allows people to explore who they are, to interact with people who are different from them and to check out new things.
That progress can interfere with the freedoms others thought they had, and those folks want to stop progress in its tracks and go back to the way things were.
Since toothpaste cannot be put back into a tube, once progress has evolved, one cannot un-evolve it.
Those who want freedom from such progress may have to adjust how they live with it. The world generally doesn’t move backward, regardless of some people’s desires.
As individuals, we have to realize that things will change. In this world. They often change rapidly and often.
The security of the past can be shattered in an instant.
We may want to hold on to that security for as long as we live, but, chances are, something will happen to diminish or even obliterate it.
Such progress can upend what was a good life for some.
It’s not only progress that can be upending. Tragedy can do the same.
Some tragedy can be prevented or minimized. Other tragedy will come whether we are ready or not.
In decades past, progress was much slower. Tragedy was more infrequent.
People could grow and mature in a bubble that was unlikely to burst for a long time. That bred a contentment that may no longer be here for some.
What to do? If you sincerely seek freedom from progress and tragedy, and feel powerless to do anything to mitigate those things, you may want to concentrate on what you will do when the unthinkable hits.
It’s not what happens to people that is most significant. It is how they react when it happens, and how they recover from upending life circumstances.
It may take work to do so. From some things, one may never fully recover. Adaptability can be learned. Difficult change might even open doors one may never have seen.
Such events, perhaps, can turn a person who wants freedom from something into someone who wants freedom to do something.
Peter
Everyone loves freedom.
But, people view the concept differently.
Some want to have the freedom to do something.
Others want freedom from something.
Those who want freedom to do something generally are looking ahead, searching for the freedom to do something new.
Those who want freedom from something generally are looking back to a time when things that exist now either were not there, or were kept under wraps.
Generally, progress brings more freedom. It allows people to explore who they are, to interact with people who are different from them and to check out new things.
That progress can interfere with the freedoms others thought they had, and those folks want to stop progress in its tracks and go back to the way things were.
Since toothpaste cannot be put back into a tube, once progress has evolved, one cannot un-evolve it.
Those who want freedom from such progress may have to adjust how they live with it. The world generally doesn’t move backward, regardless of some people’s desires.
As individuals, we have to realize that things will change. In this world. They often change rapidly and often.
The security of the past can be shattered in an instant.
We may want to hold on to that security for as long as we live, but, chances are, something will happen to diminish or even obliterate it.
Such progress can upend what was a good life for some.
It’s not only progress that can be upending. Tragedy can do the same.
Some tragedy can be prevented or minimized. Other tragedy will come whether we are ready or not.
In decades past, progress was much slower. Tragedy was more infrequent.
People could grow and mature in a bubble that was unlikely to burst for a long time. That bred a contentment that may no longer be here for some.
What to do? If you sincerely seek freedom from progress and tragedy, and feel powerless to do anything to mitigate those things, you may want to concentrate on what you will do when the unthinkable hits.
It’s not what happens to people that is most significant. It is how they react when it happens, and how they recover from upending life circumstances.
It may take work to do so. From some things, one may never fully recover. Adaptability can be learned. Difficult change might even open doors one may never have seen.
Such events, perhaps, can turn a person who wants freedom from something into someone who wants freedom to do something.
Peter