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I share a bit of parent's skepticism: the possibilities are infinite （as many things really), but do we need to dive in head first and sprinkle "AI" dust everyw
by makeitdouble 2y ago
I share a bit of parent's skepticism: the possibilities are infinite （as many things really), but do we need to dive in head first and sprinkle "AI" dust everywhere just in case some of it could be useful ?
For instance I don't need my browser to pass the Turing test. I might need better filtering and better search, but it also doesn't need to be baked in the browser.
Your analogy to electricity is interesting: do you feel the need to add electricity to your bed, dining table, chairs, shelves, bathroom shower, nose clip etc.
We kept electric and non electric things somewhat separate, even as each tool and appliance can work together (e.g. my table has a power strip clipped to it, but both are completely separate things)
- visarga 2y agoFiltering, search, summarization, reranking, and security protection (pishing, data leaks) - the necessary functionality adds up
- makeitdouble 2y agoThese are all currently independent plugins or applications that operate partly regardless of the browser they target. In particular I get to choose the best options for each of them (in particular search, filtering and security being independent from each other seems like a core requirement to me). The most telling part to me is how extensions come and go, and we move on from one to the other. The same kind of rollover won't be an option with everything in Apple's AI for instance. This could come down the divide between the Unix philosophy of a constellation of specialized tools working together or a huge monolith responsible for everything. I don't see the latter as a viable approach at scale.