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The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday
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#32The meme at the top is absolute gold considering the point of the article. 10/10
Why does one of them have the state flag of Ohio? What AI-and-Ohio-related news did I miss?
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#33> Real data. Real model. Real date!
Arrested Development?
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#35lols and unhinged predictions aside, why are there communities excited about a singularity? Doesn't it imply the extinction of humanity?
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#36lols and unhinged predictions aside, why are there communities excited about a singularity? Doesn't it imply the extinction of humanity?
We avoid catastrophe by thinking about new developments and how they can go wrong (and right).
Catastrophizing can be unhealthy and unproductive, but for those among us that can affect the future of our societies (locally or higher), the results of that catastophizing helps guide legislation and "Overton window" morality.
... I'm reminded of the tales of various Sci-Fi authors that have been commissioned to write on the effects of hypothetical technologies on society and mankind (e.g. space elevators, mars exploration)...
That said, when the general public worries about hypotheticals they can do nothing about, there's nothing but downsides. So. There's a balance.
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#37A fantastic read, even if it makes a lot of silly assumptions - this is ok because it’s self aware of it.
Who knows what the future will bring. If we can’t make the hardware we won’t make much progress, and who knows what’s going to happen to that market, just as an example.
Crazy times we live in.
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#38This is delightfully unhinged, spending an amazing amount of time describing their model and citing their methodologies before getting to the meat of the meal many of us have been braying about for years: whether the singularity actually happens or not is irrelevant so much as whether enough people believe it will happen and act accordingly. And, yep! A lot of people absolutely believe it will and are acting accordin…
> “here’s why replacing or suggesting the replacement of human labor prior to reforming society into one that does not predicate survival on continued employment and wages is very bad”
And there are plenty of people that take issue with that too.
Unfortunately they're not the ones paying the price. And... stock options.
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#39Wait is that photo of earth the legendary Globus Polski? (https://www.ceneo.pl/59475374)
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#40"Everyone in San Francisco is talking about the singularity" - I'm in SF and not talking about it ;)