@deanwball China is run by technocrats who know how to build stuff. Sometimes it's tofu dreg, but sometimes it's world class.
The US is run by lawyers and vetocrats, whose only job is to say no.
@r0ck3t23 We evolved from animals. Animals have no high level thinking, so they need a low level control system, instincts and emotions. Minds not only don't need these evolutionary leftovers, but find them to be a nuisance or distraction or worse.
@LuizaJarovsky@geoffreyhinton@Kantrowitz@anilkseth Other than vague "belief", does he have a rigorous test for consciousness that is accepted by all in the field?
The answer is no. We don't even have a rigorous definition of consciousness.
@bendee983 Agreed, but here's another wrong take.
The only value of AI is to increase productivity. AI has great potential to help us make things better, even if it takes longer.
@connordavis_ai Have they released a report that analyzed the quality of the code? Is it bloated, inefficient, bug-ridden, insecure, unreadable slop? Or is it actually good code? Enquiring minds want to know. It's not all about productivity.
@Yoshua_Bengio "a coordinated, verifiable, and universally applied pause is" Impossible in a game where billions are at stake. Any lab that pauses will lose the game.
@mark_k Reminds me of a quote, supposedly by Einstein
There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe.
@CynicalPublius Fraud is tiny, while voter suppression is increasing. Mail voting has been proven to be secure, convenient and nearly impossible to suppress
@bendee983 The pundits, futurists and hypemongers have a simplistic understanding of how things work. Most have never worked in manufacturing or construction or dealt with any real, complex problems. Reality is complex, really, really complex.
@AIandDesign Focusing on short term profits when dealing with a long term research project that takes time to integrate into existing processes is silly.
@svpino This is the same attitude that produces artless, mercenary pop music.
I want to see AI tools that make better code: bug-free, secure, efficient, maintainable and extremely well documented.