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AI: Something Big Is Happening [View all] LiberalArkie Feb 11 OP

Skynet becomes self-aware. sop Feb 11 #1

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Feb 11 #43

I'm not very tech-y at all so Alliepoo Feb 11 #70

Yeah, I have a WIFI camera here as well. OldBaldy1701E Feb 11 #97

Sounds like my house, too DFW Feb 11 #75

I have been involved with IT. OldBaldy1701E Feb 11 #98

The closest I came was allowing Alexa to turn off lights when requested mdbl Feb 11 #92

Applause. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 11 #99

1984... The film, "Electric Dreams"... ultralite001 Feb 11 #94

I vaguely remember that film! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 11 #101

🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 Feb 11 #146

That's what I think every time I see an article about AI FoxNewsSucks Feb 11 #79

The science fiction of our younger years has spent the subsequent years becoming reality.... Jack Valentino Feb 11 #144

Wow! Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #2

I am waiting on the MRI and CTSCAN data to actually get implemented into AI LiberalArkie Feb 11 #4

A Miracle Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #15

Freakononics on NPR ran a amall series in this ending yesterday. mahina Feb 11 #45

One problem with CT/MRI scans Old Crank Feb 11 #53

But not in the developed world where CT scans cost less than $100 LiberalArkie Feb 11 #59

That reminds me of Star Trek. pandr32 Feb 11 #55

Wait until a physics AI develops faster than light drives and fusion power and better is developed LiberalArkie Feb 11 #62

Hopeful! pandr32 Feb 11 #65

Sooner of later the U.S. will join the rest of the world in recognizing that the citizens are its income source and LiberalArkie Feb 11 #68

Who needs people? PatSeg Feb 11 #5

The Universe Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #16

That's it in a nutshell. Thanks. TheRickles Feb 11 #40

The only safe jobs are barbers and morticians Renew Deal Feb 11 #9

Truly! Not to argue... Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #23

Ditto! True Dough Feb 11 #130

That article is mostly marketing hype and not even close to reality. tinrobot Feb 11 #142

Huh, the CEO of an AI company tells me I need to adopt AI? Never would have guessed. Anyone who's familiar with WhiskeyGrinder Feb 11 #3

He was also urging people on X to invest in AI companies as the best way to survive. One of the highplainsdem Feb 11 #10

yeah he's been involved with a few shady investment schemes iirc WhiskeyGrinder Feb 11 #11

Pfffft Prairie Gates Feb 11 #6

A heart for that Easterncedar Feb 11 #7

Anyone that thinks AI is a fad is badly mistaken Renew Deal Feb 11 #8

I think most people are rightfully extremely concerned what this means for jobs (among other things) but mostly jobs themaguffin Feb 11 #12

Not a fad. AI is the devil. Scrivener7 Feb 11 #13

According to this guy, here's what you should do about the upcoming AI apocalypse... EarlG Feb 11 #14

Thank you. You can tell this is just a sales pitch. Oneironaut Feb 11 #38

Won't reach 100% perfectionl Old Crank Feb 11 #63

"Programmers" don't just write code, though. Oneironaut Feb 11 #76

Did you read the part where the newest AI debugs the code as well? scipan Feb 11 #93

Tbh, I'll believe it when I see it. Oneironaut Feb 11 #100

You are right to be skeptical. Also, see highplainsdem's post right above yours scipan Thursday #150

Matt Shumer, who wrote that hype, is well known for hype, has been accused of fraud, and has an highplainsdem Feb 11 #125

Oh. Thanks. He is not to be trusted to tell the truth. nt scipan Thursday #149

News articles that are actually shady sales pitches have been around since newspapers started. Crowman2009 Feb 11 #48

The guy who wrote that advises people to buy AI company stock so they won't need jobs. highplainsdem Feb 11 #61

As if people have enough money or will earn enough dividends to live on. Crowman2009 Feb 11 #78

Vernon Vinge wrote the Singularity about ever evolving AI Swede Feb 11 #17

Using it all the time now, it's incredible Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #18

Imagine the outcry when painters (artists) started using pre-prepared paints instead of creating their own when creating LiberalArkie Feb 11 #21

Good way to look at it Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #24

YES popsdenver Feb 11 #60

Not at all the same thing. Using genAI is more like hiring someone else to do the work for you and highplainsdem Feb 11 #37

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 11 #74

So you think people should quit their jobs? Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #83

I've mentioned in a number of posts about how unethical voluntary use of genAI is that I know some highplainsdem Thursday #151

But God forbid we should be able to use non-HP toner ink, or fix a tractor or combine we already paid for! hatrack Feb 11 #140

It will be a wonderful world... hunter Feb 11 #26

This guy is full of shit. hunter Feb 11 #19

Well stated. GreenWave Feb 11 #33

AI is not the "Devil" justaprogressive Feb 11 #20

We had no problem when the pencil was created and humans stopped using charcoal. LiberalArkie Feb 11 #22

My nearly 60 years in IT says this is different. justaprogressive Feb 11 #25

I am old enough to remember when the languages come out (C, Fortran etc) and writing in Assembler was being looked LiberalArkie Feb 11 #28

Computers Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #30

I think it might really be great when the AI's can create a modern processing structure that can replace the LiberalArkie Feb 11 #35

It really will be a sea of new and more useful features for things we already use Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #39

Again, not at all the same thing. See reply 37. highplainsdem Feb 11 #57

Or advancing from whale oil to fossil fuels. Torchlight Thursday #155

Holy cadookalas! cachukis Feb 11 #27

Anti-AI Crusaders should think about redirecting their energies to UBI TheProle Feb 11 #29

And one more reason why the US needs to change to universal healthcare, area51 Feb 11 #91

This gulliver Thursday #154

Is it time for this , again ? dweller Feb 11 #31

How long before some idiot hands over control of the BIG RED BUTTON to AI? Ferrets are Cool Feb 11 #32

About minus one year. usonian Feb 11 #51

If nobody has a job... Happy Hoosier Feb 11 #34

Sorry, but, this is vastly overestimating the capabilities of AI. Oneironaut Feb 11 #36

It's definitely improving rapidly. Lucky Luciano Feb 11 #46

There's no point in trying to fight it? Wrong. There's every reason to fight it, for our freedom from highplainsdem Feb 11 #69

It's not just to misrepresent one's own intellect. A lot of use cases are pretty mundane. Lucky Luciano Feb 11 #80

I'm sorry... hunter Feb 11 #90

Your life sounds sad and woesome. nt Tommy Carcetti Feb 11 #115

?? Lucky Luciano Feb 11 #117

Whenever new AI models are revealed, there's always trememdous hype about how amazing they are, highplainsdem Feb 11 #73

thanks . by your command. AllaN01Bear Feb 11 #41

What about the AI Agent platform that has been created and is AI only yobrault1 Feb 11 #42

That's already been exposed as mostly fraud, with humans having written the posts getting the highplainsdem Feb 11 #66

Next step Mosby Feb 11 #44

Can A I replace dweller Feb 11 #47

Corporate executives are an AI job replacement I would approve of! Crowman2009 Feb 11 #50

I have been using the paid versions of GPT and Claude for a while now Disaffected Feb 11 #49

Agree Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #107

Yes, I've had it do some VBA/Excel as well. Disaffected Feb 11 #108

I, for one, am eager for the day when... WestMichRad Feb 11 #52

Bernie Sanders nails it, as usual. usonian Feb 11 #54

Think of all the scribes that were put out of work when Gutenberg invented the printing press. LiberalArkie Feb 11 #56

Gutenberg, Edison and whoever did not set out to destroy an entire class and population usonian Feb 11 #67

In my Petro space, we are eliminating jobs Melon Feb 11 #58

What kind of world do you want to retire into? hunter Feb 11 #86

Technology can't go backwards Melon Feb 11 #95

We sound old ThreeNoSeep Feb 11 #64

The literal #1 job growth opportunity for the next 10 years? Moostache Feb 11 #71

Worthy of an OP usonian Feb 11 #77

Yours is an impressive, thoughtful response. yonder Feb 11 #105

Not willing to give up our fresh water for this Wild blueberry Feb 11 #72

I never understood the water usage. LiberalArkie Feb 11 #82

Many data centers use evaporative cooling. hunter Feb 11 #109

My entire life has been ever-more-rapid technological change Soul_of_Wit Feb 11 #81

I did it at 65. I was just really tired and inside felt that I was dying. LiberalArkie Feb 11 #84

I've been in IT for over 30 years angrychair Feb 11 #85

It is already replacing entry-level jobs Soul_of_Wit Feb 11 #88

No business has shown an ROI angrychair Feb 11 #96

The stats TheProle Feb 11 #112

The stats are awful angrychair Feb 11 #116

Ed Zitron has done a great job explaining this insane AI bubble. highplainsdem Feb 11 #137

According to a Wharton study, 75% of enterprises "report positive return on investment." Renew Deal Feb 11 #121

Mollick is one of the biggest shills for the AI industry. highplainsdem Feb 11 #122

There's a lot of attacking the messenger in this thread Renew Deal Feb 11 #126

The messenger in the OP, Matt Shumer, is already known for both hype and fraud. highplainsdem Feb 11 #132

What do you think happens in the collapse? Renew Deal Feb 11 #133

lets see lapfog_1 Feb 11 #145

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing highplainsdem Feb 11 #124

Those are pilots Renew Deal Feb 11 #128

By that standard, Trump was doing things right with all his business failures. highplainsdem Feb 11 #134

Those were not pilots Renew Deal Feb 11 #135

I'd have to read the study...but... Lucky Luciano Thursday #147

This is not relevant to the comment you replied to Soul_of_Wit Thursday #148

Reading the comments to this thread is an interesting mix of skepticism, optimism, fear, and... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 11 #87

Oh, Please DarthDem Feb 11 #89

7x8 equals 56 usedtobedemgurl Feb 11 #102

A very plausible timeline of the next couple of years: LudwigPastorius Feb 11 #103

Ohh Hell LiberalArkie Feb 11 #111

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Torchlight Feb 11 #104

Visual representation RoseTrellis Feb 11 #106

Can We Use AI To Help Rid Us Of Tr**p?....nt9 global1 Feb 11 #110

Matt Shumer is known for overhyping and has been accused of fraud. See this: highplainsdem Feb 11 #113

Bank on this: Basic income, universal healthcare, inheritance for all, and... pat_k Feb 11 #114

No way that's going to happen with the AI bros and the Trump regime. And their intent is to rig highplainsdem Feb 11 #118

30 to 40 million displaced white collar workers would make a hell of a noise. pat_k Feb 11 #123

I think that only becomes possible after significant poverty and destruction Renew Deal Feb 11 #131

If the predicted 50% of the 70 million or so white collar/professionals/knowledge workers lose their jobs. pat_k Feb 11 #139

LOL!!! Matt Shumer's company offers AI generators for "team member praise" and heartfelt sympathy highplainsdem Feb 11 #119

LOL! Shumer needed AI to help him write that piece! Talk about someone being AI-dependent...but highplainsdem Feb 11 #120

LiberalArkie, did you bother to find out ANYTHING about Matt Shumer's background before you posted this? highplainsdem Feb 11 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author sakabatou Feb 11 #129

AI slop using tools trained on stolen intellectual property. highplainsdem Feb 11 #136

Tell that to the illustrator Miyu, plus Andrew Holmes & Cosmoz Productions sakabatou Feb 11 #138

It's a chatbot with a very annoying voice. And they won't reveal the training data, which suggests very highplainsdem Feb 11 #141

Reddit thread on Shumer's hypefest: highplainsdem Feb 11 #143

Reddit thread & YouTube video on why Shumer was accused of fraud in 2024: highplainsdem Thursday #152

Things are getting real Johnny2X2X Thursday #153

AI is getting really hyped as they try to sustain their AI bubble. Microsoft pushing AI has met with a highplainsdem Thursday #159

This is why the Epstein-ICE melodramas are so terrible for us all gulliver Thursday #156

I fear the ship has sailed with the 2024 elections Johnny2X2X Thursday #157

It is an opening for Dems gulliver Thursday #158

The AI companies and the tech bros are fighting regulation. Same for the crypto companies. Both highplainsdem Thursday #160