“What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?”

Wages. They’re trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.

  • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    This is a stupid take.

    We’re already seeing the benefits of using AI in material science research, pharmaceutical research, translating previously lost languages, green energy development, and thousands of other optimizations…

    Anyone saying this is only about jobs is woefully ignorant on the subject

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      3 days ago

      We’ve been using machine learning and neural networks to solve particular problems in science for decades. The recent AGI craze is not about this. It’s about creating a speculative investment bubble based around a language algorithm that generates bullshit.

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      Your right, it’s not only about jobs. But you know why it’s getting funded so heavily? Its a lot cheaper to have a computer do something for basically nothing than to pay people to do it.

      Also, I’d be willing to bet money that the coworkers of people being laid off due to increased productivity from LLMs, won’t see a raise from it.

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      3 days ago

      B… b… but it affects my furry commissions!