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It doesn't seem like you actually read the article, but are just commenting on the title. They're not saying any of these innovations are true intelligence. Wha
by hencq 13y ago
It doesn't seem like you actually read the article, but are just commenting on the title. They're not saying any of these innovations are true intelligence. What they're saying is that computers (and robots) are starting to do things that until recently were thought to be solely the domain of humans. They're saying that we're at the start of a new industrial revolution (a second machine age) which will lead to enormous increases in productivity.
This article focuses on the positive effects. In their book they actually spend quite a lot of time discussing potential negative effects as well, such as unemployment. You'll be glad to hear that they agree with you that jobs like programming and engineering will be ever more important in that world.
- bcantrill 13y agoAs much as I might like to deny it, I did, in fact, read the article: Because the exponential, digital, and recombinant powers of the second machine age have made it possible for humanity to create two of the most important one-time events in our history: the emergence of real, useful artificial intelligence (AI) and the connection of most of the people on the planet via a common digital network. "The emergence of real, useful artificial intelligence" is what I dispute; if the article chose to describe this as the "emergence of real, useful, algorithms and systems to address meaningful problems" then, fine. But of course, that isn't news, either -- it's merely the story of humanity in a sentence: it is us using our bipedalism and our oversized brains to do what we have always done to survive and thrive.