• Omega_Haxors [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    If/then still outperforms their most advanced AI. 90% of AI startups just end up hiring humans in secret.

    • Horsepaste [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      If/then still outperforms their most advanced AI

      At doing what? ai is a type of tool. As it stands right now, it augments what humans can do.

      • Omega_Haxors [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        That's all fine and good but often the AI are built to work on their own rather than alongside us, and are impossible to work with as a result.

        • Horsepaste [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          How do you mean? I agree that they work best when designed with augmentation vs replacement in mind.

          • Omega_Haxors [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            A lot of AI is just capitalist attempts at worker replacement. Notice how few of them say "will make work better" and how many of them say "will make work obsolete"

            • Horsepaste [they/them]
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              3 years ago

              Yeah, capitalists have been obsessed with automation as long as they’ve existed. Sounds like we both agree that it should be focused on making work better.

              I saw an old ad from the 80’s for an IBM home computer that really surprised me. It’s pitch was that it would save you a huge amount of time that you could then spend with your family instead of working.