"will seem as distant as the days when using a computer meant typing at a C:> prompt". Isn't it "C:\>"? Did bill really write this post? :-)
The Age of AI has begun
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#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
What are some of those tasks humans are doing today where they need information but it doesn't have to be accurate information? Brainstorming for sitcoms?
Anything low stakes like learning a new language or writing some code/creating some art for a landing page for a new idea.
We've seen things like it spitting out incorrect code that looks correct. I would think that would set you up for failure if you tried to use this unreliable highly confident teacher to learn the fundamentals of anything. Maybe you can create some art but I guess that depends on how good you prompt, so its probably easier to iterate quickly with an artist you hired on fiver.
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#173Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the types of error chatgpt makes are indeed very similar to the ones a tesla autopilot does ( probably due to the nature of NN) There is one big difference though : there are TONS of tasks chatgpt can do that don't require 100% accuracy to be useful and actually replace humans.
What are some of those tasks humans are doing today where they need information but it doesn't have to be accurate information? Brainstorming for sitcoms?
Anything where it's less time consuming to validate work than to do the work yourself, which is a lot. If it's not real-time like driving then this is great.
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#174I’m more inclined to call it the Age of Disinformation
It's funny because I was searching on Bing Chat earlier today and came across a linux command I enquired about it, and it then referenced an article.
At the bottom of the article was something along the lines of "This content was generated with ChatGPT.".
It made me think, if people stop thinking for themselves and start making articles which contain slight errors, those errors will become pervasive, and then these AI's could enter a loop where they generate confidently sounding incorrect information.
It'll then make sense to weight information sources - but then who is in charge of deciding what weights to give what sources?
I guess in the end where we get our "facts" will be decided by our "Benevolent AI Dictator Overlords".
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
He absolutely wanted a closed, proprietary network, and that’s also what he built: MSN. But it didn’t work, so they recycled the name into the MSN we know today. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up
Which of course got commingled with “Live”, MSN the dialup, “MSNBC”, and even active desktop (IIRC)… probably way more I’m forgetting too.
I’d forgotten all that stuff. It’s weird, they usually can’t keep the name of their products the same for more than a couple of years at a time, but this one lasted decades for some reason.
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#176Earlier quoted context omitted.
What are some of those tasks humans are doing today where they need information but it doesn't have to be accurate information? Brainstorming for sitcoms?
Anything where it's less time consuming to validate work than to do the work yourself, which is a lot. If it's not real-time like driving then this is great.
I'm scratching my head at an output where it would take less time to verify than to just do it yourself. Once you've fully verified you've put in the work required to do it yourself, no?
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#177I guess one of my own issues with AI, is seeing how the tools we already have, have been twisted by greedy, ruthless people (many of whom are on this very venue). I was one of the people that started off in tech with dreams of a digital Nirvana. I ignored the "negative naysayers," and sallied forth, with an open heart, and hope for the future. I'm really quite disappointed in what we've done with these marvelous tool…
>I think we'll be seeing AI-driven scammers, calling and messaging us, almost incessantly, I think we'll be seeing AI-generated political manipulation, like fake videos and audio, of politicians and public figures, I think we'll be seeing AI-driven promotional campaigns, and almost undetectably subtle media manipulation, like corporations seeding news stories with their talking points. I also think that we'll be seei…
Many of these scams are older than dirt.
I remember, in the 1980s, companies getting actual snail mail 419 scams, then, in the 1990s, faxes.
But AI will be giving the same sharks, new tools.
Soon, you will actually be hearing your granddaughter on the phone, screaming, as they rip out her fingernails. The "IRS agent" will no longer have a dodgy Indian accent. Those "I caught you masturbating" emails will now have actual deepfakes of your face. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a new racket appears, of extortion, using wholly-fabricated nude/embarrassing photos. I suspect that influencers will be targeted, as they put out so much material, and many have means.
I just know exactly how bad people can get; better than most, hereabouts. I have few illusions.
But we'll also be getting some good. This is the real deal. It isn't Claptrap's BECHOWafers.
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally I think there’s a distinction to be made between generative AI and that of say, self driving cars. I’d definitely consider the latter a net positive for safety.
Massive net negative for anyone who can't afford a new car once those become required. Without expansion of public transportation basically everywhere, self-driving cars are a money making method that will lock out millions of people, not a real solution.
Agree that better public transport is the ideal solution. When do you see self driving cars becoming required?
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#179Earlier quoted context omitted.
Got it, so you have a general aversion to copyright, the concept of intellectual property, and to an extent, the funding of knowledge work I'm assuming? You didn't carve out any exceptions, hence my assumption.
I have no aversion to `the funding of knowledge work`. (c)opywrong law is actually a huge tax on doing knowledge work for everyone except the 1%.
Can you help me understand how "[copyright] law is actually a huge tax on doing knowledge work for everyone except the 1%?"
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#180> In my lifetime, I’ve seen two demonstrations of technology that struck me as revolutionary. > The first time was in 1980, when I was introduced to a graphical user interface > The second big surprise came just last year. I’d been meeting with the team from OpenAI I guess it's not surprising since Microsoft was late to the game with IE, but it's interesting he never mentions "the internet" in this list.
> late to the game with IE
What do you mean? In 2004 MSIE had 95% market share. It was toppled by Chrome only in 2012.