Re:The AI Misinformation Epidemic
by unityByFreedom on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @06:50AM
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I think you're really underselling things like 3G data plans which are now worldwide. That didn't exist 10 years ago.
Even just the widespread use of SMS has helped medical teams assess and treat diseases in remote areas.
When people complain about some lack of technological advancements, it sounds to me like they're just not aware of what we have accomplished. And I am not surprised that Thiel is in this category. He has a JD, not a PhD
Re:The AI Misinformation Epidemic
by robotresearcher on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @12:44PM
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No, I'm staggered by the wonderfulness of modern networks. It's just that taking the Internet to the masses is slightly less staggering to me than getting from POTS (analog telephone) to the Internet. And I do have some idea what is involved.
There's a big difference between technological advancements and engineering & standard development. Deploying a cell network is an engineering and logistical task, not a feat of invention.
>Deploying a cell network is an engineering and logistical task, not a feat of invention.
People that say that have no idea how hard it is to make a network large. The complexity of expanding connectivity is our modern feat.
Except this is talking about deploying 3g globally. Once the problem of a device moving from LA to SF to NY is solved, it's nothing new to add in Johannesburg and the whole of Swaziland. What's more is that this system was solved decades ago, it's not even a 3g problem.
I certainly got more delta-value out of pre-web Internet (email, Usenet, chat) and Web 1.0 (online papers and libraries, nearly-free publishing) than Web 2.0 onwards (Facebook, etc). Maybe it's not accelerating constantly.