It'd be nice if they didn't use the term at all because I don't think they're useful relevant or real.

If we thought of all of this as 'stochastic data systems' then our heads would be in the right place as we thought about it just as 'powerful software' that can be used for good or bad purposes, and the negative externalizes will be derived from our use of it, not some inherent property.

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dr_dshiv 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

On the other hand, "magical new systems that provide almost unlimited capacity for intelligent work" is probably a more functional mental model. Genie can give you 1000 wishes till you reach your session limit.

	▲	mindok 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not quite 1000 on Codex as of last day or two!

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jacquesm 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It would have been better if they didn't bootstrap it off the outright theft of a very large amount of IP only to lock it behind a paywall.

	▲	nekusar 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune