Quackity in his time away from YouTube has developed an app called DABABEL that can translate what you're seeing in real time to another person in your voice as well as help you learn another language
However there is only been one main criticism of this app and it is that it uses AI
And I'm here to tell you why constructive use of AI is not bad
1. AI was originally designed to be a tool for people to harness.
The implication that the only main form of AI is like chat gbt and AI art is false. Those kinds of AIs is more of a personal gratification, and personal entertainment system software rather than anything useful to society. And the main argument for those types of AI is you could learn those skills yourself but instead you were taking from others and then redistributing a combination of other people's work.
It's like stealing a recipe and saying it's your own, because you made it in your kitchen instead of that.
These types of AI good examples of non-constructive AI. They do not add anything, and the world could spin without them.
However the AI the I'm talking about, is when AI mutually benefits a large group of people without any major negative drawbacks.
An example of this would be development in machinery that allows people to detect certain cancer cells using AI models the before person really even knows. It's constructive. It's beneficial. And it benefits a large group of people who are at risk.
AI was developed to make people jobs and lives easier not take away people jobs and livelihoods.
And this app Dababel could be used to improve human communication between those from different languages, and also improve on pronunciation, vocabulary and generally help with learning.
It's a tool for people to use to better their lives.
Apps such as YouTube and Twitter buried their use of AI until they were caught. And why? Because alot of people didn't give their consent.
They would covertly bury it in the terms of services and act like nothing happened.
They weren't overt, transparent or fair about it.
It lack proper notice for new people and to people who already had fhd app, they didn't find out until the app updated.
But Dababel has very transparent informed consent. In 2 forms.
One being, common sense. You spoke into your phone and it gave you a response, in your voice, in a different language. Like what did you expect?
And two, it's optional, unlike YouTube or Facebook it isn't automatically downloaded on your phone. You have a choice of downloading and engaging with it.
Furthermore Quackity made a whole video breaking down what the app is used for. Your informed about the apps implications and what it actually does.
It's similar to point number 1, but to keep it brief, the app doesn't take away from anyones ability to learn from another source, learn on their own or refine pronunciations.
It's not out m here stealing jobs of translators or ensure people get paid less for language use. It's instead making communication accessible for the average person.
And it's not going to be perfect but it does have to be, communication comes in may forms and even being able to hold a basic conversation with more comprehensive understanding is a massive win.
Overall it's a great use of AI, as it doesn't take away but adds.
And I understand people disliking AI so they may dislike this, but overall it's non destructive, helpful and innovative forms of AI
