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The main issue is that people have unrealistic expectations in domains that are personally relevant, medicine being an iconic example. So, there there might sti
by rscho 5y ago
The main issue is that people have unrealistic expectations in domains that are personally relevant, medicine being an iconic example. So, there there might still be a 'reckoning' of sorts, even if Walmart applies AI successfully behind the scenes to power non-critical user-facing stuff.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoOh for sure. I guess I could have worded it better (not just scare quoted "real"), but it seems like a public expectations reckoning will happen, but not a reckoning that really affects practitioners who aren't 'script-kiddies' for lack of a better term. (side note, does anyone know a less insulting way to refer to the group people call 'script-kiddies' that still gets the same point across?)
- CityOfThrowaway 5y agoTo your side note: “technicians” is a reasonable label here. They know how to use a technique, but aren’t themselves capable of creating one.
- popcorncowboy 5y agoTrue Scotsmen. (I mean your practitioners.. everyone else is of course, not a true scotsman).
- 573e91b4e282b2 5y agoI don't believe that there is a polite way to say "These people have no idea what they're actually doing, they're applying other people's logic blindly, and if anything goes wrong they're stuck." If that's not what you meant to communicate, you should probably explain more what you mean by 'script kiddie'.