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Being in a human-minimum seems to be part of it. AI and software could do far more than they do, but the problem is that everything around it assumes human-evol
by gwern 6y ago
Being in a human-minimum seems to be part of it. AI and software could do far more than they do, but the problem is that everything around it assumes human-evolved systems, which destroys the potential for software. So if you look at just what AI can be wedged into the cracks, you'll conclude it's largely useless, but then if you can replace whole systems, you get much larger gains: https://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/12/automation-as-colonization-wave.html https://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/12/automation-as-coloniz...