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Saving programmer time writing code does not, in and of itself, "objectively improve society" as the OP above sought examples of. Perhaps, if you are doing some
by listenallyall 2y ago
Saving programmer time writing code does not, in and of itself, "objectively improve society" as the OP above sought examples of. Perhaps, if you are doing something extraordinary. However, AI also makes spambots and malware easier to write, as well as enormous amounts of simply mundane stuff - shopping cart APIs or credit card comparison websites and ad servers.
- setopt 2y agoFair enough, but I feel that the same can be said for e.g. the combustion engine… The only thing cars did was to save time and resources doing things humans were already capable of doing. Now, such engines are used for life saving things like ambulances and food transport, but also nefarious things like invading other countries, or mundane things like dropping off your kids at karate class. I suppose whether you think the combustion engine actually improved society depends on who you ask as well :)
- listenallyall 2y agoHuh, didn't realize humans could fly or go to the moon without combustion engines.
- setopt 2y agoI guess we’re stretching the analogy a bit far… But we’re mostly flying using jet engines, which is a distant descendant of a combustion engine that was developed over a century later than the car engine. If we want to see the AI analogue of this, it’s probably a future AGI and not what we have today :)
- listenallyall 2y ago"We" aren't stretching any anology. Your statement was ridiculous from the start. Pat yourself on the back for saving a couple hours at work, and leave it at that.