The posts saying AI will do everything later are credulous, semi-mystical nonsense; apes screeching before the monolith in 2001; Or maybe a child who thinks their uncle can steal noses because they saw him do it. An algorithm did something we previously thought only humans could do (although not as well), therefore everything only humans can do will somehow be achieved by application of the same techniques at a greater scale. It's the same techno-whigish impulse that led early SF writers who grew up witnessing advancements in aircraft and spacecraft to believe that the next step was obviously teleportation and faster-than-light travel. AGI is not gonna happen. Results approaching AGI are not gonna happen. This is marketing hoopla. The actual next technologies to look forward to are more sensors stuffed into mundane products that you can't disable, more subscription services, bigger cars that use less gas and break faster, and new kinds of "nonlethal" weaponry for cops.
Save this comment so when I die some time in the next 30 years you can come to my wake and apologize to my mangled corpse.
The posts saying AI will do everything later are credulous, semi-mystical nonsense; apes screeching before the monolith in 2001; Or maybe a child who thinks their uncle can steal noses because they saw him do it. An algorithm did something we previously thought only humans could do (although not as well), therefore everything only humans can do will somehow be achieved by application of the same techniques at a greater scale. It's the same techno-whigish impulse that led early SF writers who grew up witnessing advancements in aircraft and spacecraft to believe that the next step was obviously teleportation and faster-than-light travel. AGI is not gonna happen. Results approaching AGI are not gonna happen. This is marketing hoopla. The actual next technologies to look forward to are more sensors stuffed into mundane products that you can't disable, more subscription services, bigger cars that use less gas and break faster, and new kinds of "nonlethal" weaponry for cops.
Save this comment so when I die some time in the next 30 years you can come to my wake and apologize to my mangled corpse.
Smart shoes that can sense when a worker stops moving. I can see it now.
Already exists with phones and smartwatches. How do you think they count your steps?
Ah, but this one is a shoe! Now we can even tell how much your feet smell and if you need foot deodorant (hint: it's always).
Well its lucky time will stop in 30 years