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And? What other engineering domain operates on a fundamentally predictable substrate? Even computer science at any appreciable scale or complexity becomes unp

• shakna 1y ago
  Every engineering domain operates within "known bounds". That makes it dependable. An engineer doesn't just shrug and pick up slag because it contains the same materials as the original bauxite.
  • jcims 1y ago
    Of course not, but how did we get to that point with materials science and chemistry? We’re basically in the stone ages of understanding how to interact with synthetic intelligence.
    • shakna 1y ago
      Through research and experimentation, yes. But attempts to integrate little understood things in daily life gave us radium toothpaste and lead poisoning. Let's not repeat stone age mistakes. Research first, integrate later.