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> The true purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill without allowing skill to access wealth. This is such a fire quote

Supermancho 2mo ago
This could be said of any technology or financial instrument. I can understand why someone would think this is fire, if they just discovered fire.
- tines 2mo ago
  Not really, no.
- rossy 2mo ago
  I read the comment as "allowing wealth to access the skill of the people who created the contents of the training set." I don't think anything prior has allowed such direct access to the skill of other people while denying them access to wealth. At least the creators of stock photos and templates get paid.
- sodapopcan 2mo ago
  > This could be said of any technology or financial instrument. How so? Computers haven't been prohibitively expensive since what, the 80s? Anyone with access to one could teach themselves to program and make money through free resources (well, you needed to pay an ISP, of course). I did just this back in early web days and wealthy people would to give me their money in exchange for my skills with technology. What am I missing here?
  - Supermancho 2mo ago
    > How so? Computers haven't been prohibitively expensive since what, the 80s? Initially they weren't, which is where we are in terms of a maturity model. Most technological improvements are initially prohibitively expensive to obtain (even if they are cheap to make) because of Jevon's Paradox. This is my personal understanding, which may or may not resonate with others.
    - shimman 2mo ago
      FYI there is no academic rigor to "Jevon's Paradox" and makes a lot of wrong assumptions but it's cute when a billionaire finds a new term to use to excuse their poor behavior.
daishi55 2mo ago
To be clear, that quote isn’t from GCC or any of their policies. Appears to be a random internet quote.
baggy_trough 2mo ago
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dogcomplex 2mo ago
It sure takes a whole lot less wealth to access skill than it did before. And those with skill tended to be pretty wealthy already.

Supermancho 2mo ago

This could be said of any technology or financial instrument. I can understand why someone would think this is fire, if they just discovered fire.

tines 2mo ago
Not really, no.
rossy 2mo ago
I read the comment as "allowing wealth to access the skill of the people who created the contents of the training set." I don't think anything prior has allowed such direct access to the skill of other people while denying them access to wealth. At least the creators of stock photos and templates get paid.
sodapopcan 2mo ago
> This could be said of any technology or financial instrument. How so? Computers haven't been prohibitively expensive since what, the 80s? Anyone with access to one could teach themselves to program and make money through free resources (well, you needed to pay an ISP, of course). I did just this back in early web days and wealthy people would to give me their money in exchange for my skills with technology. What am I missing here?
- Supermancho 2mo ago
  > How so? Computers haven't been prohibitively expensive since what, the 80s? Initially they weren't, which is where we are in terms of a maturity model. Most technological improvements are initially prohibitively expensive to obtain (even if they are cheap to make) because of Jevon's Paradox. This is my personal understanding, which may or may not resonate with others.
  - shimman 2mo ago
    FYI there is no academic rigor to "Jevon's Paradox" and makes a lot of wrong assumptions but it's cute when a billionaire finds a new term to use to excuse their poor behavior.

daishi55 2mo ago

To be clear, that quote isn’t from GCC or any of their policies. Appears to be a random internet quote.

baggy_trough 2mo ago

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dogcomplex 2mo ago

It sure takes a whole lot less wealth to access skill than it did before. And those with skill tended to be pretty wealthy already.