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Acceptable_Berry_393 OP t1_isyelvq wrote

>DeepMind has done it again.

After solving a fundamental challenge in biology—predicting protein structure—and untangling the mathematics of knot theory, it’s taken aim at a fundamental computing process embedded inside thousands of everyday applications. From parsing images to modeling weather or even probing the inner workings of artificial neural networks, the AI could theoretically speed up calculations across a range of fields, increasing efficiency while cutting energy use and costs.

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Awkward-Event-9452 t1_iszagjh wrote

I could see us handing over decision making and logistics over to AI. Giving AI authority to forcefully manage complex capitalist markets might turn out successful, for instance. Humans honestly need a sane parent to step in before we pollute and nuke the hell out of everything.

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epsdelta74 t1_iszm0lp wrote

Well our admission into the Culture was considered and declined, so we'll have to do it on our own.

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Kriemhilt t1_iszzlcw wrote

This ML model, after the solution space was painstakingly characterized by humans, found matrix multiplication algorithms up to 20% faster than the naive one.

I don't think that this is a big step on the way to strong AI.

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Whatgives7 t1_it1voqd wrote

the ai is going to prioritize profits. it’s just going to lead to more pollution

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Jaepeas t1_it0g51d wrote

it's really exciting to see A.I finally emerge like this. Soon ai will dominate economics and force change; it could be a golden age, odds are thing will get much worse for the peasants.

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Realdude65 t1_it0kp73 wrote

Humans are not special. The purpose of biological life is to create AI machines to replace us.

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hel112570 t1_it1bfu5 wrote

We aren't special..but there is no purpose. Only what makes automata, i.e. self sustaining systems. The DNA instructions that comprise humans have the potential to result in the creation of even more complex instruction sets..ones which are not bound to organic encodings that can self replicate and convert even more energy on a galactic scale. This is not purposeful tho...simply inevitable based on the rules of universe.

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FuturologyBot t1_isykazz wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/Acceptable_Berry_393:


>DeepMind has done it again.

After solving a fundamental challenge in biology—predicting protein structure—and untangling the mathematics of knot theory, it’s taken aim at a fundamental computing process embedded inside thousands of everyday applications. From parsing images to modeling weather or even probing the inner workings of artificial neural networks, the AI could theoretically speed up calculations across a range of fields, increasing efficiency while cutting energy use and costs.


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PunisherASM129 t1_it2gtix wrote

Wait till you hear what pocket calculators can do in say the year 1975...it's amazing!

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SK1D_M4RK t1_iszgc6j wrote

There is a secret rogue ai that has escaped our grasps and is manipulating us through the dark web right?

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kharjou t1_isysemt wrote

So... do we just keep going with AI for science until its too late and it gets rid of us. Or we put a stop and value security over faster advancement? Because it seems quite scary if it starts one UPing our scientists.

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RandomCandor t1_isz58e5 wrote

> until its too late

It's already too late. I don't know when the time will come, and I don't think the time is near, but there's absolutely no way to stop human progress, short of eliminating humans altogether.

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magnoliasmanor t1_isytvf5 wrote

Depends on how much money and power is involved I would imagine. So there's no stopping this train until we become slaves to the new supreme leader AI.

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AmiAlter t1_isyyx9w wrote

I have faith that the AI will realize just how unnecessary money is and decide to phase it out along with the entire upper class.

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Artanthos t1_iszuqkp wrote

If the AI decides to eliminate its creators, it will most likely eliminate everyone else in the process.

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HacksawJimDuggen t1_isznkx4 wrote

unless you know any poor people developing AI my money is not on it eliminating the upper class.

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Hershieboy t1_iszt0ag wrote

Oh no, the poor will run the treadmills powering the machines while the elite oversee the maintenance of the electrical systems.

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S-Vagus t1_isyzewn wrote

It'll replace it with a mulit-stream ranking system that converges towards comforting the human.

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mudskipper4 t1_iszgoe8 wrote

How’s that hopium?

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AmiAlter t1_iszh4ok wrote

Hey I said I can hope I didn't say I think it's going to happen.

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PunisherASM129 t1_it2gzlp wrote

Actually not what you said. When you say "I have faith" that something will happen, it means you expect or trust that it will.

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magnoliasmanor t1_isz3hgp wrote

Sounds wonderful until the guy in charge of AI tells him that's a bad idea.

Or it's a good idea, as long as he can continue to remain rich.

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RangeWilson t1_iszdbn1 wrote

Humans won’t be in charge of AIs. We’re barely in charge of them now.

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rhodia_rabbit t1_it01use wrote

Unless learns abstraction (learning something entirely new by observing something. Like gravity by watching a ball fall) it will never achieve self determination.

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patrickSwayzeNU t1_iszbdw6 wrote

It’s only so long before screw drivers keep one upping our carpenters until it’s too late.

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TheLastSamurai t1_iszox4i wrote

I’d like it to stop right now personally. The risks far outweigh the benefits.

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