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Re:OSWorld: Benchmarking Multimodal Agents for Open-Ended Ta... by squigz on Sunday April 28, 2024 @07:16PM (#40192865)
> "after this conversation I'm going to run to Bass Pro Shops and pick up a few more boxes of ammo" or whatever. Maybe a cyberpunk dystopia is what awaits us all.

I don't mean this to sound accusatory, but do you think there's at all a connection between the probability of a dystopic future and the prevalence of people betting that that's the future?

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Re:OSWorld: Benchmarking Multimodal Agents for Open-Ended Ta... by mindcrime on Sunday April 28, 2024 @07:47PM (#40193036)
It's a fair question. Honestly, I don't know. Will give it some more thought.
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Re:OSWorld: Benchmarking Multimodal Agents for Open-Ended Ta... by squigz on Monday April 29, 2024 @12:22AM (#40194408)
I appreciate that.

I certainly can't blame anyone for seeing the state of the world and wanting to prepare for the worst - especially those with a family - and I'm not suggesting one just ignore that reality and become hopelessly naive about the future.

I just... I don't know. It's hard to see everyone preparing for the worst and not feel like it's part of the reason that reality feels so likely. I hope I'm wrong. I hope we're both wrong. :P

Anyway I do appreciate your response and not just jumping to the conclusion I'm a silly optimist.

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