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Ask HN: Is AI a Powerdrill?

4•dfps•10h ago
Powerdrills put in the hand of a country bumpkin in the early 20th century were pretty amazing, but they wound up being just an extension of intention.

A person puts their finger on the trigger. But he needs some project to apply this to (something he's building) and a screw or drill (the solution he wants to apply). If we expected powerdrills to do anything on their own, we would get disappointing results.

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Gecko4072•9h ago
Power drills don't speak English and answer any question imaginable.
sloaken•5h ago
I suppose logically, any tool that lacks freewill is just a tool. So in that instance I believe you are correct.

Of course the hard part here is the definition of free will.

softwarewright•2h ago
I think AI is more of a radial arm saw. Very flexible, adaptable, capable, but very dangerous in untrained hands.

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