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Re:The Last Invention of Man by panic on Friday October 06, 2017 @08:11PM (#15421419)
Here's a question: how can an AI tell whether you liked the game it made? You can't just measure engagement: you'll end up with something addictive, but not necessarily something you'd enjoy playing long-term. Asking the person directly might work, but it's easy for people to lie if there's anything actually at stake (e.g., the tactical way some Steam users give low ratings to "punish" developers).

Here's another question: what distinguishes an AI optimizing engagement from a corporation optimizing engagement? Doesn't Facebook already embody an engagement-optimizing process?

Re:The Last Invention of Man by chrisco255 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @12:28AM (#15422283)
Well AI in the hands of Facebook might just make their optimization process that much more powerful. Maybe the AI will see patterns that humans are too biased to see?