We've seen this many times in history. Technological advancement ends one work category but creates others. I read about the woodcutters guild in England being terrified that the steam saw would put them out of work.If your position can be replaced by automation, AI, or foreign labor, you need to learn a new skill.
We can complain about it, but you're not putting this genie back in the bottle.
Yep, we can all be slaves to AI.We've seen this many times in history. Technological advancement ends one work category but creates others. I read about the woodcutters guild in England being terrified that the steam saw would put them out of work.
The Longshoreman's Union fought hard against the move from loose-loaded freight to the use of shipping containers. The shipping container has had a huge impact on the world but the longshoreman came out OK.
I'd wager to guess since they now load containers onto ships vs loose loaded freight, there are a LOT less longshoreman?The Longshoreman's Union fought hard against the move from loose-loaded freight to the use of shipping containers. The shipping container has had a huge impact on the world but the longshoreman came out OK.
At the risk of sounding like a "Doomsayer", given the potential larger implications here, this is a different situation than the technological paradigm shifts in the past. As mentioned before, soon AI will likely have the capability of being able to perform any job more effectively and efficiently than any human. Machines and AI are not constrained by biological limitations, and can be designed in any form imaginable constrained by what is practically feasible as well as the laws of physics. Given that their form is more malleable, there is a likely possibility they will evolve faster than what we can adapt to.We've seen this many times in history. Technological advancement ends one work category but creates others. I read about the woodcutters guild in England being terrified that the steam saw would put them out of work.
The Longshoreman's Union fought hard against the move from loose-loaded freight to the use of shipping containers. The shipping container has had a huge impact on the world but the longshoreman came out OK.
Approach one: Why would AI need to do any of those things? Those are all human for human needs.When AI digs wells, makes irrigation systems, plows, plants, fertilizes, sprays and harvest crops, then it will have been one of the greatest things for mankind, especially third world countries. Every technological advance has its benefits and drawbacks. The invention of he automobile has seen many great benefits, yet there are over 100 fatalities every day in the USA, involving autos.
Not at all. I'm saying that eliminating the human element would be better, as long as, AI would do these things without question. AI wouldn't have to read maps (even we don't use them anymore) and would know exactly where to dig wells. The AI driven robot slaves would do all the hard work.Are you saying that if we wanted to program it all together AI couldn’t read the maps to determine where the well needed to be, dispatch the self driving drill rig, that drills the well?
No…Random AI related question: has anyone else wondered if the relatively recent (last decade) massive increase in online censorship has as much or more to do with providing the "desired" content for machine learning as it does with suppression of "undesirable" ideas?
That would at most be a side effect. The more data you curate for a model, the more biased it becomes. Some models, like voice conversion models, the more data you curate the better the result will likely be. Large language data models, like the ChatGPT and such, the opposite is true as the more biased you make it, the less useful is it. The primary reason for censorship is Divide and Conquer.Random AI related question: has anyone else wondered if the relatively recent (last decade) massive increase in online censorship has as much or more to do with providing the "desired" content for machine learning as it does with suppression of "undesirable" ideas?
AI and computers use maps all the time. Just because they are digital doesn’t mean they are not maps. In fact, in the example, the AI will read the water and contour maps to know where to drill that well.Not at all. I'm saying that eliminating the human element would be better, as long as, AI would do these things without question. AI wouldn't have to read maps (even we don't use them anymore) and would know exactly where to dig wells. The AI driven robot slaves would do all the hard work.
I'm saying that perhaps to some the bias is useful. The "side effect" is a feature, not a bug. It all depends on its intended use.That would at most be a side effect. The more data you curate for a model, the more biased it becomes. Some models, like voice conversion models, the more data you curate the better the result will likely be. Large language data models, like the ChatGPT and such, the opposite is true as the more biased you make it, the less useful is it. The primary reason for censorship is Divide and Conquer.
I have done quite well with a couple of 9 ga. fence wires finding water.AI and computers use maps all the time. Just because they are digital doesn’t mean they are not maps. In fact, in the example, the AI will read the water and contour maps to know where to drill that well.
I would've thought that AI would use GPS exclusively, but then your point about contour maps makes sense.AI and computers use maps all the time. Just because they are digital doesn’t mean they are not maps. In fact, in the example, the AI will read the water and contour maps to know where to drill that well.