Any normal person does what Watson did, their career is over.
He lawyers up, shows no remorse, and gets rewarded with a $230M fully guaranteed contract.
It should make your blood boil as it does mine.
a lot of pro-AI people don’t fundamentally understand that generative AI isn’t a tool, it is literally a replacement for thought. actual tools require knowledge for the tool and the ability to apply them. the skill needed for prompting is owning a keyboard and knowing english.
odysseus asking his men to tie him up so he can hear the sirens’ call just because he’s curious is one of the realest moves in classic literature. i would definitely also do that.