Did you know Selling What You Haven’t Decided: The Alarming Reality of AI’s Intention Economy
We’re already living in an era where AI assistants are prevalent but
wait, this is just the start of the madness. As per a new study, the
future will include persuasive technology where AI assistants can make
our decisions during an early stage.
They will then be able to
sell those intentions to firms in real time so their needs are met well
before time, including before their own minds settle on the decision. As
per researchers from the University of Cambridge, it’s called a troubling period ahead where the Intention Economy will bloom.
This
means the human race is in danger of being taken over by machines and
that gives rise to a bothersome marketplace where you can’t only buy
movie tickets but also buy the ability for AI assistants to make the
decision for you. How’s that for some ironic news this morning?
These might range from digital tutors and your next lover to more - as they will have the power to interact and get more behavioral insights through dialogue. This kind of AI will use knowledge of human online behavior to develop a certain kind of trust.
So what you end up with is a new kind of understanding about AI assistants in your daily lives. As far as what kind of interests these can serve are concerned, well, it’s not difficult to realize that they note down human patterns.
Our
talking styles and the inferences we make are all a part of this. They
can record all kinds of intimate details without humans noticing and
that’s a big deal. But it does raise the alarm about what’s next.
AI
tools are already on the rise to collect, comprehend, record, and
predict the future. They can even manipulate users and modify the plans
and intentions of us all. For so many decades, the attention was most
people’s focus. Now, this new intention economy will give rise to social
media apps that can drive the whole online world.
If not
regulated in the right manner, it could consider the human’s motivations
as their new currency. And before you realize it, this will be a gold
mine for those in charge of selling human intentions to other companies.
The study warns against the move so we’re more aware of what
the future holds and take the right steps to prevent this. Advertisers
might be able to profit the most from human intentions but not everyone
can benefit. LLMs would target a user’s age, political likes, online
history, and more for the sake of flattery.
When you come to
think of it, selling human intentions and desires is scary because even
we don’t know what they might be. They can be destructive so the key
right now is to determine how it can be prevented from walking on the
wrong path.