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I don’t understand the sentiment of the comments here (I’m no google fan!). Isn’t that just the natural evolution of word prediction like on a smartphone?
by baxtr 9y ago
I don’t understand the sentiment of the comments here (I’m no google fan!). Isn’t that just the natural evolution of word prediction like on a smartphone?
- dmazin 9y agoYes. But let's extend that evolution -- if an AI can pretty much write a solid email, don't we basically become like a safety driver in a self-driving car? Not alluring.
- ovao 9y agoIt's an interesting analogy, since this tool could potentially keep you safe from making costly errors. And, as an email-composing safety driver, you can always take the wheel when you need (or want) to.
- dmazin 9y agoI think one problem is convenience. It's convenient to use this feature, so we find ourselves speaking spontaneously less and less -- and generating less new language.
- rocqua 9y agoLet the AI handle the form, let the human handle the content. If this leads to better or more efficient communication, all the better. In the car analogy, as long as people get where they want to be, what is the issue?
- dmazin 9y agoBut here we're letting AI handle the content. The issue is agency -- like the God of the margins, our agency being relegated to margins at the very least raises some questions for me!
- euyyn 9y agoA Natural Intelligence in the form of a human assistant can write a solid email for an executive that doesn't have time, based on what the executive tells them to write. This is an assistant for everyone, not just the super rich.