I believe that Geoffrey Hinton is much more intelligent than I am, by a large margin.
But it stands out to me that he appears as if he'd voluntarily taken the perspective of an AI-fear evangelist (because it bolsters his reputation).
I cannot judge if it is legitimate to choose this category ("fear-evangelist"). I did it anyway, deliberately.
Generative AI, LLMs, Machine Learning: I'm not an expert in any of these fields. I heard a lecture on Neural Networks, Genetic algorithms, AI history at university, but that was in 2013.
It's interesting how some approaches that felt like moon-shots at the time turned out to be massively capable with the emergence of large transformer models. At least that's my understanding (regarding NNs).
If someone says to me: "you are replaceable by AI", I don't fret much. It might be correct.
But to be honest, I am also frustrated about the fact that AI gloom and doom (be it white-collar job elimination or paperclip singularity) hasn't changed much since 2022 or so.
Agree that it feels we are at the beginning of a disruptive period, where work that was previously considered inseparable from human domain experts and specialized programmers, is being challenged by AI.
moritzwarhier•4h ago
But it stands out to me that he appears as if he'd voluntarily taken the perspective of an AI-fear evangelist (because it bolsters his reputation).
I cannot judge if it is legitimate to choose this category ("fear-evangelist"). I did it anyway, deliberately.
Generative AI, LLMs, Machine Learning: I'm not an expert in any of these fields. I heard a lecture on Neural Networks, Genetic algorithms, AI history at university, but that was in 2013.
It's interesting how some approaches that felt like moon-shots at the time turned out to be massively capable with the emergence of large transformer models. At least that's my understanding (regarding NNs).
If someone says to me: "you are replaceable by AI", I don't fret much. It might be correct.
But to be honest, I am also frustrated about the fact that AI gloom and doom (be it white-collar job elimination or paperclip singularity) hasn't changed much since 2022 or so.
Agree that it feels we are at the beginning of a disruptive period, where work that was previously considered inseparable from human domain experts and specialized programmers, is being challenged by AI.