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Please elaborate

by nxm 2y ago

Please elaborate

DoctorDabadedoo 2y ago
Robotics is hard and robotics companies fold as fast as flies die on a hot summer day.
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
  I am not suggesting it is easy. I am saying, it is a lot more likely now than 10 years ago.
  - DoctorDabadedoo 2y ago
    I believe some problems in the field are now easier, we haven't made a dent on the truly hard ones, IMO. source: I work in the field.
    - A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
      I am not in the field, but I am trying to branch out a little so it helps to talk with someone who is. LLMs probably help the same way they help with other stuff. They lower the barrier of entry for newcomers ( good and bad at the same time ). That said, what are the current hard problems? I don't want to derail the thread, but this is of personal interest.
A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
None of what I am about to write is groundbreaking or new thought. More likely than not, it already has been discussed from various perspectives usually when people are accused of being luddites or a question of impact of automation on society comes along. Industrial revolutions ( as there were several including few not listed in the first wiki entry like green revolution [2] or whatever computer revolution ended up being called)[1] at this core did a lot of things, but in just about every instance the major leap came with a social upheavals[3] even if, eventually, new normal was found. Not surprisingly, related major changes in living conditions also spawned new attempts at governing humans ( socialism and its offspring ). All this simple background to say the following, those industrial revolutions changed only a facet of the existing social structure. 100% unemployment would likely implode existing social order. The tension resulting from it would quickly become uncontrollable unless quickly channeled, negated, or absorbed.. As you can likely tell, I am pretty pessimistic about our future as a species. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution [3]https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industrial-revolution/protests-riots-conspiracies-industrial-age/ https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industr...

Please elaborate

by nxm 2y ago

Please elaborate

DoctorDabadedoo 2y ago

Robotics is hard and robotics companies fold as fast as flies die on a hot summer day.

A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
I am not suggesting it is easy. I am saying, it is a lot more likely now than 10 years ago.
- DoctorDabadedoo 2y ago
  I believe some problems in the field are now easier, we haven't made a dent on the truly hard ones, IMO. source: I work in the field.
  - A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
    I am not in the field, but I am trying to branch out a little so it helps to talk with someone who is. LLMs probably help the same way they help with other stuff. They lower the barrier of entry for newcomers ( good and bad at the same time ). That said, what are the current hard problems? I don't want to derail the thread, but this is of personal interest.

A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago

None of what I am about to write is groundbreaking or new thought. More likely than not, it already has been discussed from various perspectives usually when people are accused of being luddites or a question of impact of automation on society comes along. Industrial revolutions ( as there were several including few not listed in the first wiki entry like green revolution [2] or whatever computer revolution ended up being called)[1] at this core did a lot of things, but in just about every instance the major leap came with a social upheavals[3] even if, eventually, new normal was found. Not surprisingly, related major changes in living conditions also spawned new attempts at governing humans ( socialism and its offspring ). All this simple background to say the following, those industrial revolutions changed only a facet of the existing social structure. 100% unemployment would likely implode existing social order. The tension resulting from it would quickly become uncontrollable unless quickly channeled, negated, or absorbed.. As you can likely tell, I am pretty pessimistic about our future as a species. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution [3]https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industrial-revolution/protests-riots-conspiracies-industrial-age/ https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industr...