德国《明镜周刊》以“诺贝尔文学奖得主使用AI写作是否构成丑闻”为题发表文章,引发讨论。推文作者指出,该标题直接跳过对AI用途与内容的具体探讨,仅聚焦于“使用AI”这一行为本身是否应受道德谴责,反映出德国社会对AI的普遍焦虑与批判性思维的缺失。作者认为,这种将技术应用简单道德化的倾向,体现了德国舆论场中“道德义愤取代实际批评”的典型现象。
Der Spiegel, arguably Germany's best-known news outlet, has published an article that couldn't be more emblematic of the mood in Germany. Translated, it reads:
"The Nobel laureate in Literature admits to using AI for her books. Is that a scandal?"
Let that sink in for a second, to let the absurdity of the question sink in.
A scandal is a sensational event or behavior that causes widespread public outrage and moral indignation.
So the question is whether the use of AI in writing books is *in itself* scandalous, that is, grounds for moral outrage.
The question of the purpose of the use, the content, isn't even raised; no criticism is even considered. Instead, the article directly asks about the value of moral condemnation simply because the use of AI is being discussed.