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N. J. Glemboski's avatar

Great read! I largely agree with you. I think people looking to use AI to not do the work will ultimately lose out to people who want to use to it reach further than they could on their own. I do think chance of a negative outcome with this particular advancement are higher than the other ones you mentioned, but we'll just have to see how it plays out!

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Hyboreal's avatar

Yeah, I didn't want to get into all the dangers of a Singularity event or the government's need to stay ahead of China in this technology... that is WAY beyond anything normal readers will have any influence to stop. We will just have to cross our fingers and hope the SIAI is a benevolent overlord.

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Angela Yuriko Smith's avatar

Well written, and I agree with you. One thing to add to your list of upending technologies... remember the calculator? When I was growing up we were told if we use a calculator for math our brains would rot. Flash forward to now. What would you think if your accountant told you they refuse to use calculators? Personally, I would get a new accountant.

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Hyboreal's avatar

Thanks. And yeah, calculators is another good one.

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