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For those who didn't watch it here are the highlights of that debate https://youtu.be/aHGd6LqAVzw https://youtu.be/aHGd6LqAVzw

natch 7y ago
Worth watching for Elon's latest refinements on some of his AI talking points. Just don't expect an actual debate. Much more freeform. The Jack Ma portion of it was embarrassing. I asked my (recently arrived mainland Chinese) Uber driver in SF the other day what Chinese people thought of Jack Ma, and she said they adore/worship him... which is a bit worrying. Actually it's worth watching for that too, to see just what level of thinking gets adored in China, it's eye opening. Especially keeping in mind that that country holds the reins on some of the most serious efforts at AI development around. Definitely can't generalize about the quality of thinking of the more highly educated class from this situation, but it does shed light on the quality of thinking of the masses.
- Leary 7y ago
  Funny, I asked my Uber driver what he thought of Travis Kalanick. Also worshiped him.
  - natch 7y ago
    Hah!
- clydethefrog 7y ago
  I could say the same about the adoration Musk gets from the Western masses. A man who is born with a silver spoon in one's mouth has carefully crafted this image of him being a life-saving genius. Claims to be working 24/7 on his projects while reality shows he is tweeting most of the time, with as highlight calling someone a pedophile. Vanity projects like a flamethrower and reinventing a metro system but worse. Exploiting his workers. But the masses think he is personally going to live on Mars to save humanity.
  - natch 7y ago
    Yes you’ve noticed Elon is human, as many of us have. But Jack Ma is... remarkable. You should watch the video.
dr_dshiv 7y ago
At least watching the first half of the highlights only, Elon comes off... poorly. And I'm a super fan!

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For those who didn't watch it here are the highlights of that debate https://youtu.be/aHGd6LqAVzw https://youtu.be/aHGd6LqAVzw

by hipoglucido 7y ago

natch 7y ago
Worth watching for Elon's latest refinements on some of his AI talking points. Just don't expect an actual debate. Much more freeform. The Jack Ma portion of it was embarrassing. I asked my (recently arrived mainland Chinese) Uber driver in SF the other day what Chinese people thought of Jack Ma, and she said they adore/worship him... which is a bit worrying. Actually it's worth watching for that too, to see just what level of thinking gets adored in China, it's eye opening. Especially keeping in mind that that country holds the reins on some of the most serious efforts at AI development around. Definitely can't generalize about the quality of thinking of the more highly educated class from this situation, but it does shed light on the quality of thinking of the masses.
- Leary 7y ago
  Funny, I asked my Uber driver what he thought of Travis Kalanick. Also worshiped him.
  - natch 7y ago
    Hah!
- clydethefrog 7y ago
  I could say the same about the adoration Musk gets from the Western masses. A man who is born with a silver spoon in one's mouth has carefully crafted this image of him being a life-saving genius. Claims to be working 24/7 on his projects while reality shows he is tweeting most of the time, with as highlight calling someone a pedophile. Vanity projects like a flamethrower and reinventing a metro system but worse. Exploiting his workers. But the masses think he is personally going to live on Mars to save humanity.
  - natch 7y ago
    Yes you’ve noticed Elon is human, as many of us have. But Jack Ma is... remarkable. You should watch the video.
dr_dshiv 7y ago
At least watching the first half of the highlights only, Elon comes off... poorly. And I'm a super fan!