Re:An understanding of AI’s limitations is starting to sink in
by mr_toad on Sunday June 14, 2020 @11:31PM
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> Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned?
The space program?
Re:An understanding of AI’s limitations is starting to sink in
by pwdisswordfish2 on Monday June 15, 2020 @04:13AM
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In the US, yeah. Great example. SpaceX is here to get you back on track. /s
Re:An understanding of AI’s limitations is starting to sink in
by burntoutfire on Monday June 15, 2020 @02:25PM
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> Are there examples in history where things requiring great time and effort were built then abandoned?
The communist countries seen a huge misallocation of funds into giant projects that didn't make sense (e.g. huge steel mills in Poland that were always losing money).
In recent times, due to a relative dearth of high yield investment opportunities, there is a lot of money with nowhere to go. Some believe much of it is "dumb" money. Overfunded startups are one possible symptom. Heavily-funded "AI" may be another.
This is before we even consider the moral and ethical issues of using "AI" as a substitute for human judgment. It may "work" but that in itself may not be an adequate justification for its use.