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A human cannot perform arithmetic at the speed, volume, and scale that “computation” does, nor can that human be infinitely replicated and farmed out. When desc
by Our_Benefactors 3y ago
A human cannot perform arithmetic at the speed, volume, and scale that “computation” does, nor can that human be infinitely replicated and farmed out. When describing this gap in capabilities, or the consequences of “mathematics”, “orders of magnitude” would be a comical understatement.
Existing conventions around “ariithmetic” are built on assumptions of human scale, and the expected consequences thereof.
I can’t understand why one would expect people to go “oh it’s technically ‘math’ I guess I’ll ignore all the consequences that weren’t present when it was just humans doing the mathematical operations”.
- gmerc 3y agoYet we have not banned the calculator but accept it empowers even people who did not spent time in school to learn math.
- happymellon 3y agoDo you actually think that as a society we don't view maths differently after the computer? We absolutely do, and expectations of what's possible are completely different. It's a good thing, but at the moment language copyrights is wielded by corporations and ignored by corporations. Either we make copyrights like maths and discard them, or we hold corporation's to the same standards that they hold us to. Do you really think that of I train my model on Mickey Mouse and then go ahead and generate "not Mickey" that Disney won't try and sue the crap out of me? Almost all these complaints boil down to different standards for them versus us.