“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes”
Cosmetics industry is massive, people are willing to pay for their vanity.
They would if they could.
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‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers
(www.theguardian.com)
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Spain is aging: 15% fewer children and 35% more people over 80 years old than ten years ago
(www.lavanguardia.com)
It still amazes me that Hurricane Helene hit Florida, Georgia and Carolina and those states still voted for a Climate Change Denier
Wow, I hadn't seen that.
There is a tsunami coming in the workplace, you can already buy a humanoid robot for $16k (1), which is less than the cost of an employee. When these robots can become actually useful (instead of marketing material) businesses who use labour will not think twice about swapping over. What do we do when unemployment goes up to 25%, 50% etc
I’ve seen more and more concern about the AMOC slowdown. Wouldn’t be good if that goes away. Talking a change of -10c in Europe
We should aim for 1.6 next, every fraction of a degree makes a difference
Although the report also says they expect us to hit 3.1 based on current trends
Looks like its been removed!
640k should be enough for anyone too
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One argument for gun ownership is that good people with guns can stop bad people with guns, or at least make them pause and think. This type of arms race argument is fairly prevalent in the US. I can imagine the same argument being made for AI: let’s just make more AGI’s, but friendly ones to fight off the bad ones!
This type of argument ends very badly in practice though, as witnessed by gun crime in the US!