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We like to think we're above everyone else but in reality our technical expertise is mostly irrelevant when evaluating the utility. I've been programming for 20
by Kiro 2y ago
We like to think we're above everyone else but in reality our technical expertise is mostly irrelevant when evaluating the utility. I've been programming for 20 years and I can't think of a single thing I know that puts me in a better position to predict the future of AI.
- andrei_says_ 2y agoI was not speaking about the future however. And especially not about the distant future. AI is such a wide term that it’s hard to even discuss the topic. It is already used for surveillance and racial profiling (China etc.) and that’s already a disruption in oppression and control. Will likely disrupt driving. Image recognition and generation are clearly influential. Probabilistic text generation tech is making huge promises and getting a lot of investment but application is lacking - seems like a technology of search of application.
- kelnos 2y ago> I've been programming for 20 years and I can't think of a single thing I know that puts me in a better position to predict the future of AI. I don't think that's the argument, though. OP (and many commenters here) are talking about the state of AI tools right now, and how executive/marketing/sales people already either lie about or genuinely (incorrectly) believe fantastical things about current capabilities.
- mu53 2y agoCompared to other populations, the HN group will know about AI tools being released, use them, and have some vague understanding their fundamental basis. The tools are impressive but have their limitations. I think the demos are more for investors looking for the next unicorn. Like self driving cars, its a hard problem