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I can't imagine a worse use case for AI. Literally thought the title was a clown

taurath 2mo ago
It was amusing for a moment watching all these logical technical people act like religious fundamentalists about AI, fitting problems to the predetermined solution, but now it’s just upsetting how much the people with no empathy or understanding have decided they should run the world
- UltraSane 2mo ago
  What?
Walf 2mo ago
This scene from the prescient Wall•E springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xToQ4cIHkk&t=60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xToQ4cIHkk&t=60
sailfast 2mo ago
Never read Diamond Age huh?
- m4rtink 2mo ago
  Yeah, hard to get a children army going without cheap personalized AI tutors. ;-)
  - imp0cat 2mo ago
    Yeah, it's like Diamond age, except it also destroys your kid's vision. But then again, that's a potential upsell just waiting to happen - do you want eyeglasses with that? Your kid is gonna need them.
    - usrusr 2mo ago
      In ca 1995 fiction, the upsell was human ractors occasionally coming in, temporarily substituting AI on heiress class instances. Sounds pretty much spot on for one of those coveted post AI jobs...
      - m4rtink 2mo ago
        Well, that was the catch in the book - you accidentally end up with a plebeian girl getting a smart book meant to educate aristocratic children which includes a connection to a human tutor. The girl grows up into a smart independent person & sets on a quest to reconnect with the tutor, which effectively became her mother. Then there is a big bunch of local children that might have not otherwise survived an ongoing civil war & famine - instead they are saved and educated by a mass produced purely AI driven version of the same smart book. End result - very effective and quite ruthless child army the main character ends up leading.
    - senordevnyc 2mo ago
      This is totally false. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/screen-use-kids https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/screen-use-ki... Unless you're also advocating that kids shouldn't read books?
      - imp0cat 2mo ago
        > A 2019 study published in Ophthalmology—the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology—offers more evidence that at least part of the worldwide increase in nearsightedness has to do with near work activities. It’s not just screens affecting eye development, it’s also traditional books and the amount of time spent indoors overall. The study also found that spending time outdoors—especially in early childhood—can slow the progression of nearsightedness. And by "false" you mean "true"? Because that's exactly what the study says. Their recommendation is that kids should spend more time outside, not stare at screens or books.
        senordevnyc 2mo ago
- electrobook 2mo ago
  Why do so many people think that book is pro-AI-tutors? The text, not subtext, explicitly presents the excellent outcomes for the protagonist as being the result of a single caring person guiding the experience for years on end, and the only depicted outcome for the 100%-AI versions of the books is brainwashing.
brikym 2mo ago
On the other hand it's got to be better than the shit busy overworked parents show their kids from YouTube or whatever.
Jtarii 2mo ago
Biological weapons research seems like a worse use case to be honest.
- deleted 2mo ago
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UltraSane 2mo ago
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ballislife30 2mo ago
Agree

It was amusing for a moment watching all these logical technical people act like religious fundamentalists about AI, fitting problems to the predetermined solution, but now it’s just upsetting how much the people with no empathy or understanding have decided they should run the world

UltraSane 2mo ago
What?

Walf 2mo ago

This scene from the prescient Wall•E springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xToQ4cIHkk&t=60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xToQ4cIHkk&t=60

sailfast 2mo ago

Never read Diamond Age huh?

m4rtink 2mo ago
Yeah, hard to get a children army going without cheap personalized AI tutors. ;-)
- imp0cat 2mo ago
  Yeah, it's like Diamond age, except it also destroys your kid's vision. But then again, that's a potential upsell just waiting to happen - do you want eyeglasses with that? Your kid is gonna need them.
  - usrusr 2mo ago
    In ca 1995 fiction, the upsell was human ractors occasionally coming in, temporarily substituting AI on heiress class instances. Sounds pretty much spot on for one of those coveted post AI jobs...
    - m4rtink 2mo ago
      Well, that was the catch in the book - you accidentally end up with a plebeian girl getting a smart book meant to educate aristocratic children which includes a connection to a human tutor. The girl grows up into a smart independent person & sets on a quest to reconnect with the tutor, which effectively became her mother. Then there is a big bunch of local children that might have not otherwise survived an ongoing civil war & famine - instead they are saved and educated by a mass produced purely AI driven version of the same smart book. End result - very effective and quite ruthless child army the main character ends up leading.
  - senordevnyc 2mo ago
    This is totally false. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/screen-use-kids https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/screen-use-ki... Unless you're also advocating that kids shouldn't read books?
    - imp0cat 2mo ago
      > A 2019 study published in Ophthalmology—the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology—offers more evidence that at least part of the worldwide increase in nearsightedness has to do with near work activities. It’s not just screens affecting eye development, it’s also traditional books and the amount of time spent indoors overall. The study also found that spending time outdoors—especially in early childhood—can slow the progression of nearsightedness. And by "false" you mean "true"? Because that's exactly what the study says. Their recommendation is that kids should spend more time outside, not stare at screens or books.
      - senordevnyc 2mo ago
electrobook 2mo ago
Why do so many people think that book is pro-AI-tutors? The text, not subtext, explicitly presents the excellent outcomes for the protagonist as being the result of a single caring person guiding the experience for years on end, and the only depicted outcome for the 100%-AI versions of the books is brainwashing.

brikym 2mo ago

On the other hand it's got to be better than the shit busy overworked parents show their kids from YouTube or whatever.

Jtarii 2mo ago

Biological weapons research seems like a worse use case to be honest.

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UltraSane 2mo ago

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ballislife30 2mo ago

Agree