Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless

Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by raxxorrax on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:09AM (#19991355)

I think he has an interesting take.

Personally, I am not afraid of AGI, but of million smaller specialized AIs that quantify and assess the smallest details of our lives. Those AIs will form the basis of predictions for more and more essential services.

These maybe won't even be significantly more precise than classic fortune tellers in the past, but the result will be treated as gospel and there are few left to question the context. Especially not some lame human.

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Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by asdkhadsj on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:15AM (#19991415)

Oh, I think they'll be way better, measurably so, than fortune tellers from the past. Which is the problem. The error rate will still be meaningful but as the error rate gets smaller the dismissal of edge cases will grow more likely.

"The system proves that your online behavior is indicative of a mass murderer. Take him away boys."

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Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by raxxorrax on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:27AM (#19991537)

Exactly my worst nightmare for AI. And you are probably right about their error rates and the comparison with fortune tellers was just a way to cope.

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Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by chii on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:20AM (#19991473)

"The system proves that your online behavior is indicative of a mass murderer. Let's keep an eye on 'em boys."

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Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by raxxorrax on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:29AM (#19991546)

What if your measurements are the reason he became a mass murderer? Maybe AI could be useful here.

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Re:Artificial general intelligence is here, and it's useless by asdkhadsj on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:02AM (#19991859)

If they think I'd good at it perhaps I should try it?

It's like having a parent who believes in you. :D

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