I'm coming to this late and so probably already missed the conversation. I mostly agree with Marc but he neglected pointing out some things. Part of his positives is that it makes stupid people smarter. I agree that is a positive but it's also a negative and here is why. Stupid people are more likely to commit antisocial behavior. What I…
I'm coming to this late and so probably already missed the conversation. I mostly agree with Marc but he neglected pointing out some things. Part of his positives is that it makes stupid people smarter. I agree that is a positive but it's also a negative and here is why. Stupid people are more likely to commit antisocial behavior. What I mean by that is not saying mean things but rather physically trying to hurt other people. As Marc says, AI is just a tool. It has no will, no motivation no ethics. It does whatever the smart or stupid person asks of it and so guard rails have to be put in place to prevent, for example, someone asking the AI to find the most deadly chemical compounds, then asking the ai how to secure the ingredients and build a small factory to produce them. The same power AI will give researchers, artist, engineers, etc. it gives to radicals, warmongers, cultist and crazy people that just want to see the world burn.
So yes a lot of what Marc foresees will happen. Crunching through every possible protein fold and then highlighting the most promising for lets say leukemia treatment, is something computers are very good at. It's going to get easier to make libraries of chemistry, biology and physics. This will improve life, energy recourses, materials, water treatment, education and the list goes on. That same flame that warms your hand can burn you though and it's like the nuclear bomb or crisper. We are entering a new epic. The things that will keep you up at night will increase along with the things we no longer have to worry about like improved energy, water treatment and food recourses. Ai will help us solve a lot of world problems but it will also introduce new problems. Such is life!
I'm coming to this late and so probably already missed the conversation. I mostly agree with Marc but he neglected pointing out some things. Part of his positives is that it makes stupid people smarter. I agree that is a positive but it's also a negative and here is why. Stupid people are more likely to commit antisocial behavior. What I mean by that is not saying mean things but rather physically trying to hurt other people. As Marc says, AI is just a tool. It has no will, no motivation no ethics. It does whatever the smart or stupid person asks of it and so guard rails have to be put in place to prevent, for example, someone asking the AI to find the most deadly chemical compounds, then asking the ai how to secure the ingredients and build a small factory to produce them. The same power AI will give researchers, artist, engineers, etc. it gives to radicals, warmongers, cultist and crazy people that just want to see the world burn.
So yes a lot of what Marc foresees will happen. Crunching through every possible protein fold and then highlighting the most promising for lets say leukemia treatment, is something computers are very good at. It's going to get easier to make libraries of chemistry, biology and physics. This will improve life, energy recourses, materials, water treatment, education and the list goes on. That same flame that warms your hand can burn you though and it's like the nuclear bomb or crisper. We are entering a new epic. The things that will keep you up at night will increase along with the things we no longer have to worry about like improved energy, water treatment and food recourses. Ai will help us solve a lot of world problems but it will also introduce new problems. Such is life!