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How wonderful is that Steve was describing ChatGPT in his speech to the T back in 1983, and the vision is being realized in not so distance future in 2023, afte

How wonderful is that Steve was describing ChatGPT in his speech to the T back in 1983, and the vision is being realized in not so distance future in 2023, after 40 years instead of 50 to 100 years as his prediction: "The problem was, you can’t ask Aristotle a question. And I think, as we look towards the next fifty to one hundred years, if we really can come up with these machines that can capture an underlying spirit, or an underlying set of principles, or an underlying way of looking at the world, then, when the next Aristotle comes around, maybe if he carries around one of these machines with him his whole life—his or her whole life—and types in all this stuff, then maybe someday, after this person’s dead and gone, we can ask this machine, “Hey, what would Aristotle have said? What about this?” And maybe we won’t get the right answer, but maybe we will. And that’s really exciting to me. And that’s one of the reasons I’m doing what I’m doing."

vagab0nd 4y ago
Meanwhile, in the same talk [0], someone asked a question about "big banks having a record of your life" and "privacy issues" (audio of the question was not directly available). Jobs didn't seem to have any insight on that, or think it's important. 0: Starts at around 29:20: http://lifelibertytech.com/2012/10/02/the-lost-steve-jobs-speech-from-1983-foreshadowing-wireless-networking-the-ipad-and-the-app-store/ http://lifelibertytech.com/2012/10/02/the-lost-steve-jobs-sp... EDIT: nothing against Jobs. I just find it interesting.
HellDunkel 4y ago
I think it is very concerning to think of ChatGPT like that.
leobg 4y ago
It does take a special person, and a special frame of mind to even sit down and ask such a question. I guess 80% of the reward is simply asking the question. Having a system that actually answers it might only be worth 20%. We’ve already seen cases here where, if a doctor had asked ChatGPT, they would’ve diagnosed the disease correctly. The problem wasn’t that the AI wasn’t good enough. The problem was that they never asked the question. Then, again, having easy access to getting such questions answered – maybe that makes more people ask such questions?
- southernplaces7 4y ago
  Many people have considered such questions throughout modern history in the 20th century, and if anyone currently thinks that the current or near-future versions of ChatGPT are anywhere near capable enough to give a genuinely measured answer in the style and consideration that would have been given by some famous historical figure, that person needs to seriously reassess their gullibility with the current crop of hype over AI. I say this without negating that the these technologies have made some impressive interaction, analysis and simulation advances in recent months. Also, doctors have asked ChatGPT to diagnose diseases. There was even an HN thread about a doctor doing that very thing and describing the results quite recently. Spoiler if you find the thread: the results are distinctly underwhelming and far from being wonderous in any way.
- pcdoodle 4y ago
  Questions can be one of the most advanced tools we are given in life.
Grustaf 4y ago
No offense, but that’s not a very original concept.

vagab0nd 4y ago

Meanwhile, in the same talk [0], someone asked a question about "big banks having a record of your life" and "privacy issues" (audio of the question was not directly available). Jobs didn't seem to have any insight on that, or think it's important. 0: Starts at around 29:20: http://lifelibertytech.com/2012/10/02/the-lost-steve-jobs-speech-from-1983-foreshadowing-wireless-networking-the-ipad-and-the-app-store/ http://lifelibertytech.com/2012/10/02/the-lost-steve-jobs-sp... EDIT: nothing against Jobs. I just find it interesting.

HellDunkel 4y ago

I think it is very concerning to think of ChatGPT like that.

leobg 4y ago

It does take a special person, and a special frame of mind to even sit down and ask such a question. I guess 80% of the reward is simply asking the question. Having a system that actually answers it might only be worth 20%. We’ve already seen cases here where, if a doctor had asked ChatGPT, they would’ve diagnosed the disease correctly. The problem wasn’t that the AI wasn’t good enough. The problem was that they never asked the question. Then, again, having easy access to getting such questions answered – maybe that makes more people ask such questions?

southernplaces7 4y ago
Many people have considered such questions throughout modern history in the 20th century, and if anyone currently thinks that the current or near-future versions of ChatGPT are anywhere near capable enough to give a genuinely measured answer in the style and consideration that would have been given by some famous historical figure, that person needs to seriously reassess their gullibility with the current crop of hype over AI. I say this without negating that the these technologies have made some impressive interaction, analysis and simulation advances in recent months. Also, doctors have asked ChatGPT to diagnose diseases. There was even an HN thread about a doctor doing that very thing and describing the results quite recently. Spoiler if you find the thread: the results are distinctly underwhelming and far from being wonderous in any way.
pcdoodle 4y ago
Questions can be one of the most advanced tools we are given in life.

Grustaf 4y ago

No offense, but that’s not a very original concept.