It's so sad that this AI movement never even considers solving problems for humans. They solve problems for companies.
There are so many problems in the world that tech can solve. Heck, do you have to look far to see how disproportionate even the tech is evolving?
But we… Show more
Artem Zakharchenkotwitter.comIt's so sad that this AI movement never even considers solving problems for humans. They solve problems for companies. There are so many problems in the world that tech can solve. Heck, do you have to look far to see how disproportionate even the tech is evolving? But we… Show more
When I look around it seems to me most of the biggest problems actually have a plethora of solutions already lined up, and the necessary technology chugging along at approximately the rate we choose to prioritize it. What’s lacking is the political will. It ultimately serves the status quo to convince us that we suffer not from one big problem with
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