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A story as old as time.

Why is it terrifying at all? Maybe you should start there?

See, I think making it sound terrifying and magical is actually the worse response we could have. Instead we should be explaining how it functions. Why it fails. Why it gets things wrong so much. What it actually is.

Based on what I have seen it could be a net positive. It also could be a net negative. I don't see it as a humanity ending risk.

The reason I'm not maybe as concerned as many is because the more I have learned about how LLM's are created, trained, and used effectively the magic of it all has faded away. Its an evolution in computing. I still think it is up to humans what they do with technology. We are the real danger. Not the tech.

I know it might seem like a quibble but AI has no intent. Just like the Internet it can be used to magnify good or ill.

Chatbots do not think. You lost me their. They are probability algorithms. AGI is very loosely defined and its kinda pointless to discuss unless we are talking about the same thing.

We are supposed to be afraid of quantum anyway.

I don't disagree with your thought about knowledge and recognizing reality though. I'm just skeptical about the power of "AI". I do think there are dangers within the scope of that tech though. Even with your examples though... nuclear has been a net good for mankind IMO. It could be used for ill and has been but it hasn't killed us yet.

Well... AGI doesn't exist...

If this is truly what you believe... what is your personal response? Sounds pretty black pill to me. Not saying you are wrong but views like this always make me curious. Is it helpful? What is the impact of this view of the future on the individual.

One of my favorite things about bitcoin right there.

No dispute from me. As terrible as that is... communism is actually even worse. That's the lesson to me. The more I learn about Russian history the more terrible it looks. Its one terrible thing after another. I really feel for the average Russian pleb.

They seem to be better with different programming approaches too. I have a colleague that believes they are better with FP than OOP. It kinda makes sense to me that this would be true.

Yeah, I looked it up. Sheesh.

Yeah, I did the same with my sons. They never say it.

The word fair is really just "not what I want". The word itself repulses me. I want grace actually. Not fairness. And saying that is actually humbling.

Great advice as usually @DarthCoin.

I find it very annoying how most email clients handle security/privacy. The amount of people that get scammed due to this has to be insanely high.

Thanks for pointing this out. Seen it as well.

This is good advice and rare advice these days. Our culture has patronized us for decades. Being a GenX guy I saw the rise of the participation trophy as well as the "everyone has to go to college" thing.

The sooner young people realize that the world isn't fair the better. You can better yourself but you need to be aware of what the world around you values and needs to succeed. Its on you. No one else. No one is going to save you. But at the same time community matters and don't be a lone ranger. Just don't be naive. People that fill your head with fairness and attempt to sell you on them fixing your problems are the worst sort of people to be around.

Do you think Russia is still Communist? If so, why? Do you mean functionally (state) or the mindset of the people/culture (nation)?

Good point. The mistake many of us have made in looking at states is not realizing the things they have in common. Power and patronage. Centralizing forces suck wealth towards themselves.

I would say, that even in a free society, cities would have more wealth if I understand economic theory properly. The difference would be the reasons why.

Thought the same thing. Look at the greater DC area in the US. The centers of power in a state always suck wealth to themselves. The ring of power draws all men towards itself.

Not to mention that all cities have more wealth than rural areas. There are many economic reasons for this outside of any evil/state factors.