Once again, "AI systems" is poorly defined, so I will make distinctions. Machine learning is still extremely useful when the search space is large and the expected correct answer is very specific, see protein folding or even pentesting.
However, and I can't stress this enough, there is absolutely no value for natural language communication with computers other than for grift. It has fooled so many people, no matter how smart they are or think they are, into drifting away from actual humans in favor of a simulacrum which they happily give credence to beyond its actual capabilities because of this natural language interface they are so used to with other humans.
Text parsing/processing? Completely fine (in this magic wand waving context where externalities have been somehow solved). Simulated conversations, no matter the end goal? I draw the line.
A hypothetical: Imagine I held a magic wand that could make AI systems improve in all the following ways:- More environmentally friendly
- Less capturable by a few large corporations
- Less built on "plagiarism machine" foundations
- More reasonable and capable of making judgements which are explainable, accountable, and more accurate
- More participatory and openHowever, we are still left in our present socioeconomic system.
Should I wave the magic wand and improve things, or does improving AI in these ways still make the world worse?
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