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SoylentRox t1_j6h7z4w wrote

Ironically the most anti-AI I have seen is people who are usually religious or otherwise remaining "skeptical".

Their skepticisms usually in the form of "well chatGPT is only right MOST of the time, not ALL of the time, therefore it's not progress towards AGI".

Or "it can solve all these easy problems that only some college students can solve, but can't solve the HARDEST problems so it's not AGI".

Or "it can't see or draw." (even though this very capability is being added as we speak)

So they conclude that "no AGI for 100+ years" which was their previous belief.

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DustBunnicula t1_j6iagsf wrote

I’m skeptical and religious, but my skepticism has less to do with religion. With climate change on the horizon, I think practical skills are going to be more important. Things like repairing, building infrastructure on the ground, local co-ops and supply-chain distribution - things that AI can’t do. Moreover, human empathy, kindness, and generosity of spirit are going to grow In importance.

If I were in college now, those would be the areas I would pursue - if not the humanities that I think are important… because we’re human.

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SoylentRox t1_j6immie wrote

I would argue your skepticism is of the same form as above.

"Since AI can't control robotics well (in the sota implementations, it controls robots very well in other papers), by the time I graduated college from the time I selected my major (2-4 years) AI still won't be able to do those things"

You actually may be right for a far more pendantic reason - good robotics hardware is expensive.

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