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You should read Nick Land, you've only went half-way with the argument.
The capitalist class doesn't control Capital, Capital controls the capitalist class.
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#62AI maximalism is making a lot of assumptions that I think are not a given * The curve of AI improvement will continue at the current pace * AI companies will have the capital continue to expand infrastructure * there will be some kind of functioning economy if all knowledge workers are replaced There are strong headwinds to all three of these. Hey it may come to pass but it’s very speculative at this point. I see a l…
> * The curve of AI improvement will continue at the current pace Frontier AI is already good enough to be very useful for engineering. It's too costly for many places where it could be useful today. The cost for the same quality of output is going to drop at least 10x over the next 18-24 months. And likely again in the following 18-24 months. At the same time, the cost per watt is going to down ~25%, and at the same…
> The cost for the same quality of output is going to drop at least 10x over the next 18-24 months.
How do you know that?
In 2026 the prices have been spiking. It now costs orders of magnitude more than it did in November.
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#63"I'm finding LLMs also competent at explaining and giving advice on other domain stuff I'm totally new to, which I have cross-checked with Legal/Product Managers and is usually right."
"Usually" is the keyword. Until it becomes "always" (counterintuitive for heuristic systems) or "almost always" some human experts will (/may?) be needed to babysit.
P.S. "_are_ usually right" since they are "LLMs". Methinks running the response through an LLM could've made it more "right".
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think in the future, those who succeed will be equivalent to wayfinders. People who _can_ see the wood for the trees, and are able to understand multiple (sometimes conflicting) requirements and work out a way through that solves the problems that arise, for all involved parties. An understanding of domain, the ability to communicate effectively and a mind that can think laterally, will all be vital.
> I think in the future, those who succeed will be equivalent to wayfinders. In the future, those who succeed will be the owners of capital.
Well, yes .. but they're going to need people to do their evil bidding /s
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is true. I have artist friends that are boycotting any company using AI art for their flyers/ads. I looked at some examples and couldn't tell the difference.
I was just reading comments the other day where people who dragging a company because they apparently used AI for some low level copywriting stuff. No art assets, no code (so far as anyone knows), not actually writing copy but more like "is everything spelled right, does the copy structure flow, have all these points been addressed, etc." Not only that but the only reason anyone even knew is because the company was c…
> There is a visceral hate in the artistic community toward AI that doesn't really make sense to me tbh.
Really? Have you seen how the CEOs marketed it and talked about people in that community? Artists hate it, because they listened to what AI community and leadership were openly saying.
The weirdest thing on this all is how people find the hate puzzling considering initial rhetoric coming from the industry itself. And current rhetoric for that matter.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think in the future, those who succeed will be equivalent to wayfinders. People who _can_ see the wood for the trees, and are able to understand multiple (sometimes conflicting) requirements and work out a way through that solves the problems that arise, for all involved parties. An understanding of domain, the ability to communicate effectively and a mind that can think laterally, will all be vital.
In a perfect world, yes. However, the current tech world is akin to a flea market. Those who shout out more stand out more.
Surely you can judge people by results though?
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#68I strongly agree with the author replies. I cannot grasp the reasonment of those who underestimate the power of these tools and their growing potential. We should remember that the outside world care about things that work, not about how good they are inside sadly.
The outside world itself will stop working if we replace labor with LLMs. Mass unemployment equals riots equals an end to the status quo.
The next big revolution probably involves burning down datacenters.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think in the future, those who succeed will be equivalent to wayfinders. People who _can_ see the wood for the trees, and are able to understand multiple (sometimes conflicting) requirements and work out a way through that solves the problems that arise, for all involved parties. An understanding of domain, the ability to communicate effectively and a mind that can think laterally, will all be vital.
> I think in the future, those who succeed will be equivalent to wayfinders. In the future, those who succeed will be the owners of capital.
Past, Present, and Future. If you control the means of production you win. Knowledge, skill, and experience are largely irrelevant to the conversation. I’ve held this opinion for quite some time and would be interested to hear alternative perspectives.