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Humans use tools, since sharpened rocks, for some ends. Nothing new under the sun with the computer, or with AI.
by fedeb95 4y ago
Humans use tools, since sharpened rocks, for some ends. Nothing new under the sun with the computer, or with AI.
- falcor84 4y agoMany many other species use tools[0], but it does seem to me that there's a huge difference in the kinds of tools and kinds of uses. Taking it to the extreme, I'm a lot more concerned about us humans making the Earth inhospitable, than I am about the risk from parrots doing so. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals
- fedeb95 4y agoI know that. Humans have made way more tools, and are endangering themselves (and other animals in the process; not all of them). It's not the first time a life form endangers itself and many others (see mass extinctions https://eos.org/articles/tiny-algae-may-have-prompted-a-mass-extinction https://eos.org/articles/tiny-algae-may-have-prompted-a-mass...). So, I still don't get the novelty of all this, aside from the fact that we're aware of it and either denying it or doing almost nothing to change our behavior accordingly. But this is another topic...