Built on unearned hype.

  • Madrigal@lemmy.world
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    Those corporations are about to find out the fun way that these algorithms, in their current and near-future states, cannot replace human beings.

    Well, except for maybe lazy copywriters who pump out pointless listicles and executives who do - whatever it is they do - but any non-trivial task requiring creativity and understanding is beyond these tools.

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      You’re assuming that they care about running a viable service or product.

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        The “corporation” might care. The Senior Vice Director of Data Intelligence who made the decision and got $50k bonus for it does not

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        The hope is that their customers care. Or their customer’s customers.

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      • Computers might be good at numbers and typesetting, but we’ll always need human secretaries and phone operators to keep things running.
      • They might be able to beat a novice, but no computer will ever beat a human grandmaster at chess.
      • Okay, then they can’t beat humans at Go or poker.
      • Any non-trivial task requiring creativity and understanding is beyond these tools. ← you are here
      • AI-run corporations will never be able to outcompete ones with ones with human boards and CEOs.
      • An AI scriptwriter could never win an Oscar.
      • I’m voting for the human candidate for president, I don’t think the AI one is up to the task.