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Re:Ask HN: As people in “tech”, are we inside an AI echo cha... by adrianN on Monday July 03, 2023 @12:19AM (#36568769)
AlphaGo is not aware that it’s playing a hang either, but it’s better than humans at it. Awareness is not necessary to make people lose their jobs.
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Re:Ask HN: As people in “tech”, are we inside an AI echo cha... by sam_lowry_ on Monday July 03, 2023 @05:02AM (#36570491)
> Awareness is not necessary

Wasn't it the plot of a sci-fi novel by Vernor Vinge or someone at least as popular?

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Re:Ask HN: As people in “tech”, are we inside an AI echo cha... by fiveg on Monday July 03, 2023 @05:07AM (#36570521)
You might be thinking of Blindsight by Peter Watts. Great book.
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Re:Ask HN: As people in “tech”, are we inside an AI echo cha... by samuellevy on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:21AM (#36570995)
I don't really know anything about AlphaGo. There's more types of "AI" than LLMs, but that's not really the point. You don't need AI for people to lose their jobs... but nobody is losing their jobs to AlphaGo, and in the grand scheme of things it's unlikely that people are going to lose their jobs to GPT, too.
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Re:Ask HN: As people in “tech”, are we inside an AI echo cha... by adrianN on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:02AM (#36572992)
If you make people who produce text 25% more productive you can fire one in four and increase your profits.
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