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I'm reminded of AI hypesters complaining that people are constantly moving the goalposts of AI. It's a similar effect and I think both have a similar reason. W
by CooCooCaCha 1y ago
I'm reminded of AI hypesters complaining that people are constantly moving the goalposts of AI. It's a similar effect and I think both have a similar reason.
When people think of AI they think of robots that can think like us. That can solve arbitrary problems, plan for the future, logically reason, etc. In an autonomous fashion.
That's always been true. So the goal posts haven't really moved, instead it's a continuous cycle of hype, understanding, disappointment, and acceptance. Every time a computer exhibits a new capability that's human-like, like recognizing faces, we wonder if this is what the start of AGI looks like, and unfortunately that's not been the case so far.
- simonw 1y agoThe term "artificial intelligence" started out in academia in 1956. Science fiction started using that language later.
- CooCooCaCha 1y agoI'm not concerned with who used what and when. I'm talking about what people expect of AI. When you tell people that you're trying to create digital intelligence, they'll inevitably compare it to people. That's the expectation.
- neepi 1y agoThe term AI was invented because Claude Shannon was fed up of getting automata papers.
- simonw 1y agoI thought it was John McCarthy trying to avoid having to use the term "cybernetics".
- parineum 1y agoI think you're spot in with this. It's the enthusiasts that are constantly trying to move the goalposts towards them and then the general public puts it back where it goes once they catch on. AGI is what people think of when they hear AI. AI is a bastardized term that people use to either justify, hype and/or sell their research, business or products. The reason "AI" stops being AI once it becomes mainstream is that people figure out that it's not AI once they see the limitations of whatever the latest iteration is.