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Also why it’s OK to stop worrying about our future robotic (or AI) overlords.

• FirmwareBurner 1y ago
  Those are already an issue. AI is a bigger threat to cognitive tasks than to physical ones. Skynet isn't goanna attack you with Terminators wielding a "phased plasma rifle in the 40W range", but will be auto-rejecting your job application, your health insurance claims, your credit score and brain washing your relatives on social media.
  • smikhanov 1y ago
    Absolutely, that’s without any doubt. There’s a difference though. The “cool” Terminator Skynet pursues its own goals, and wasn’t programmed by humans to kill. The “boring” insurance-rejecting Skynet is explicitly programmed to reject insurance claims by other humans, unfortunately. So still, no need to worry about our AI overlords, worry about people running the AI systems.
  • imtringued 1y ago
    > AI is a bigger threat to cognitive tasks than to physical ones. I don't see how you could possibly think this is true. Physical automation is easier to scale since you only need to solve a single problem instance and then just keep applying it on a bigger scale.
    • FirmwareBurner 1y ago
      Automation doesn't work where high dexterity and quick adaptability is required. You can much cheaper and quicker to train a human worker to move from sewing a Nike shoe to an Adidas shoe than you can reprogram and retool a robot. Robots work for highly predictable high speed tasks where dexterity is not an issue, like PCB pick and place.
  • davidthewatson 1y ago
    This reply is so perfect I'm going to memorize it for family and friends.