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At least one sci-fi novel iirc had an AI spam filter achieve sentience, because the task basically amounted to contrastive-learning a model of humanity.
by FeepingCreature 2y ago
At least one sci-fi novel iirc had an AI spam filter achieve sentience, because the task basically amounted to contrastive-learning a model of humanity.
- biztos 2y agoHaving worked in the field, I think you’re more likely to achieve AGI by intelligently watering tomatoes in a hothouse.
- russnewcomer 2y agoThat’s one of Peter Watt’s Rifters trilogy, I think maybe the second one? Been a few years since I read them. I think it’s a biological neural net, not an Ai per se. Lots of big ideas in those books, but not a lot of optimism and some rough stuff.