CaringRationalist
CaringRationalist t1_j796pps wrote
Reply to comment by therealxris in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
And humans can't be fed the wrong data that they confidently repeat as fact?...
I think I understand it just fine given that my original claim was about it being smart enough to replace our intellectual labor, which you've now agreed to, and not that it was either self learning or perfect.
CaringRationalist t1_j7254vq wrote
Reply to comment by therealxris in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
Compare Chat GPT to AI 5 years ago.
You're just wrong. AI is literally already replacing sophisticated labor, and companies are pumping billions more into their development than they were before specifically because of the positive results.
CaringRationalist t1_j6vq5ch wrote
Reply to comment by mouserat_hat in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
Can't tell if this is a joke, but considering that's not a unique characteristic of our species and that asexual reproduction exists, on the chance that it isn't a joke that's silly AF.
CaringRationalist t1_j6vpzqk wrote
Reply to comment by Geog28 in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
We already have it. AI is replacing some art functions, is better at finding new oil reserves than PHDs, can nearly handle shipping, and will likely be able to replace most of the accounting and finance industries by the end of the decade
CaringRationalist t1_j6utw26 wrote
Reply to comment by F0rtysxity in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
It's not comparable though. Technology before now only replaced physical power, something humans never had in spades anyway.
Now, AI is poised to surpass our intellectual power, which is our strongest evolutionary tool. Unless we drastically redistribute the gains from AI in a way that the global right would absolutely revolt against, AI is guaranteed to lead to widespread unemployment and poverty the likes of which will make the great depression look tame.
CaringRationalist t1_j5r3vig wrote
Reply to comment by AdventurousTwo960 in Smacked Village: New York’s second legal weed dispensary launches today by Character_Mall_1966
As someone going for the next round of licenses... Two things I will say.
A.) Real estate is expensive, as are regulations. NY has done a really fantastic job at doing the right thing and making sure people don't skimp on stuff, but that also adds costs.
B.) Don't worry, this won't last. It's industry standard for prices to be high the first 1-3 years of a legal market before investors get their money out and wholesale prices come down.
CaringRationalist t1_j7a595x wrote
Reply to comment by therealxris in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
Nothing to support it? I specifically mentioned several fields in which AI is already better than highly educated labor. The qualifications for being a geologist capable of finding new oil reserves is a PHD, the highest level of education that very few laborers ever reach. AI is already better at doing their jobs than they are. That's what was funded first, and now the funding is on mainstream applications, it just hasn't caught up yet.
No, you didn't, I did, and you responded to me ignoring that. That's the context of what I said that you responded to.
Sorry that I'm not historically illiterate I guess.