Summary of Ai and the Problem Of Knowledge Collapse, by Andrew J. Peterson
AI and the Problem of Knowledge Collapse
by Andrew J. Peterson
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary In this paper, researchers explore the potential risks of widespread artificial intelligence adoption, specifically highlighting how AI’s ability to generate insights could paradoxically harm public understanding. They propose a phenomenon called “knowledge collapse” where recursive AI systems perpetuate narrow perspectives, ultimately stifling innovation and human culture. The authors develop a simple model to investigate these conditions, showing that a 20% discount on AI-generated content can lead to public beliefs being 2.3 times farther from the truth than without such discounting. To better understand this phenomenon, the paper also provides an empirical approach using large language models and different prompting styles. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary AI could harm public understanding by reducing access to certain knowledge modes. Researchers propose “knowledge collapse” where AI perpetuates narrow perspectives, stifling innovation and human culture. A simple model shows that a 20% discount on AI-generated content can lead to public beliefs being farther from the truth. The paper also examines LLM outputs’ diversity across different models and prompting styles. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Prompting
