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Earlier I suggested YouTube start to use actual editors: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16758397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16758397 I guess th

Earlier I suggested YouTube start to use actual editors: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16758397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16758397 I guess this is their response. AI will never replace humans in judgement. Sorry Silicon Valley. It's not going to happen. Stop trying to make it happen.

taeric 9y ago
I would be surprised if AI doesn't assist in the near future. Now, even.
- bobthepanda 9y ago
  Sure. But AI is notoriously bad at detecting edge cases of things. This is particularly true with user generated content, where new, unfamiliar cultural contexts come about all the time.
- JeremyBanks 9y ago
  https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16222850/youtube-google-brain-algorithm-video-recommendation-personalized-feed https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16222850/youtube-google-b...
- nostalgeek 9y ago
  "assist" is the key here. Often big companies such as Google believe than AI can "replace", because any process involving human interaction "doesn't scale".
  - taeric 9y ago
    Agreed. Apologies for keeping my first post too brief. I think, quite firmly, that what we call ai we'll be used to augment many techniques without replacing them. I share the scepticism that it will replace them. Though, I think it is prudent to acknowledge the progress that has been made. My self twenty years ago would be impressed with what we have. I suspect the same will be true in another twenty.
- aspaceman 9y ago
  AI should definitely assist! I think that folks just don't want AI to be the final say in anything since it seems to be just as biased as its human counterparts. The issue with AI is it's a lot harder to question the black box than it is to question a human operator. Accountability will be especially important as AIs come into contact with more and more of our lives. Google et al. appear to have systems in place where AI makes the final say on your behavior, but then you can find a human reviewer if you really beg / you're important enough. I don't think that's sustainable from a social perspective

taeric 9y ago

I would be surprised if AI doesn't assist in the near future. Now, even.

bobthepanda 9y ago
Sure. But AI is notoriously bad at detecting edge cases of things. This is particularly true with user generated content, where new, unfamiliar cultural contexts come about all the time.
JeremyBanks 9y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16222850/youtube-google-brain-algorithm-video-recommendation-personalized-feed https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16222850/youtube-google-b...
nostalgeek 9y ago
"assist" is the key here. Often big companies such as Google believe than AI can "replace", because any process involving human interaction "doesn't scale".
- taeric 9y ago
  Agreed. Apologies for keeping my first post too brief. I think, quite firmly, that what we call ai we'll be used to augment many techniques without replacing them. I share the scepticism that it will replace them. Though, I think it is prudent to acknowledge the progress that has been made. My self twenty years ago would be impressed with what we have. I suspect the same will be true in another twenty.
aspaceman 9y ago
AI should definitely assist! I think that folks just don't want AI to be the final say in anything since it seems to be just as biased as its human counterparts. The issue with AI is it's a lot harder to question the black box than it is to question a human operator. Accountability will be especially important as AIs come into contact with more and more of our lives. Google et al. appear to have systems in place where AI makes the final say on your behavior, but then you can find a human reviewer if you really beg / you're important enough. I don't think that's sustainable from a social perspective