While the game of Go is a good model organism to study, I feel it's too strong to call it disempowerment. Go players are trying to adapt to the AGI world, which is not easy. What's one to do when there is a very strong player, whose move is readily available, while in the mean time hard to grasp? We mimic its play. This has always been the case, even before the arrival of AlphaGo. Some master came up with a new opening and started to win many games. Others adopt this opening, mostly without "understanding" it.
Fake it until you make it. A bit cliche, but it goes a long way.
How's this relevant for the disempowerment discussion? I'm not sure. There is hope as long as people are trying
While the game of Go is a good model organism to study, I feel it's too strong to call it disempowerment. Go players are trying to adapt to the AGI world, which is not easy. What's one to do when there is a very strong player, whose move is readily available, while in the mean time hard to grasp? We mimic its play. This has always been the case, even before the arrival of AlphaGo. Some master came up with a new opening and started to win many games. Others adopt this opening, mostly without "understanding" it.
Fake it until you make it. A bit cliche, but it goes a long way.
How's this relevant for the disempowerment discussion? I'm not sure. There is hope as long as people are trying