• theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
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    4 天前

    Hinton has been saying apocalyptic things for years, and we’ve seen no evidence for most of it. At this point, I’m sceptical of anything he says, and I especially am curious about which companies he invested in and has a vested interest in the success of.

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      4 天前

      It’s pretty weird to be skeptical of the obvious fact that capitalism is at odds with using increased automation for the benefit of society.

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        3 天前

        Sorry, what I meant was that I’m sceptical AI can achieve what people are saying it will achieve. I think there will be a realisation that the impact would be significant enough to mention, but nowhere near as revolutionary as tech CEOs are trying to sell it as.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          3 天前

          Honestly, it’s difficult to say where plateau is right now. We simply don’t know what the impact will be because we’re still actively developing and learning to apply this tech. I do agree we are currently in a bubble, but it’s worth remembering that when internet started becoming popular there was a similar bubble, but the underlying tech did prove to be transformative.

          All that said, I really don’t think his predictions about AI are what’s relevant. It’s the acknowledgement that capitalism is not a productive way to harness automation that’s his real insight here. It’s valuable to see prominent people like Hinton say this loud and clear.