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Re:A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure from th... by gumballindie on Friday July 21, 2023 @10:58AM (#36814587)
“Deploying advanced artificial intelligence tools to tackle society’s biggest challenges, like curing cancer and combating climate change.”

I remember back in the day when “big data” was being used for “curing” cancer and aids. Whatever happened to that will happen to ai.

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Re:A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure from th... by simbolit on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:30PM (#36817606)
What do you even mean? What we currently call "ai" is a practical application of technologies in the paradigm called "big data".

It really helps to learn a bit about the actual technologies instead of just following the hype. Yes, the hype about "big data" died down, the paradigm and the technologies around it still exist. One of these technologies was applying "deep neural networks" to "big data" datasets, which we now call "AI", which is a stupid marketing hype term. The hype about "AI" will also die down, the technology will continue.

I think Run DMC made a song about this very topic. Recommended.

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Re:A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure from th... by gumballindie on Saturday July 22, 2023 @05:17AM (#36824708)
> the paradigm and the technologies around it still exist

Yes but where’s the cure for cancer and aids that they both claimed to find?

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