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Jaker788 t1_jd17ibd wrote
Reply to comment by Onrawi in Do you think BluRay DVDs are the final form of physical media? Or will a new physical media format come to be, and what would that look like? by Daveyb003
Optical media is still cheaper and simpler to manufacture though. Blu rays max out right now at 128gb with BDXL triple layer, no copper or silicon or crazy expensive photolithography machines. 128gb of flash is still a higher material and product cost and will for some time.
SIGINT_SANTA t1_jd17hfs wrote
Unless we reach some sort of plateau on AI capabilities, there are zero jobs that are irreplaceable by machines.
KnightOfNothing t1_jd16ncs wrote
Reply to comment by unlimited_mcgyver in Experts Conclude Genome Editing in Human Embryos Still Too Risky | Genetics And Genomics by dustofoblivion123
you can all say whatever you want about him but that scientist has my respect, he had the balls to do what everyone was and remains too chickenshit to do.
probably be a century before it's "safe" for genome editing in humans.
RustyHammers t1_jd16ft5 wrote
Reply to comment by Own-Deal5242 in I asked GPT-4 to compile a timeline on when which human tasks (not jobs) have been/will be replaced by AI or robots, plus one sentence reasoning each - it runs from 1959 to 2033. In a second post it lists which tasks it assumes will NOT be replaced by 2050, and why. (Remember it's cut-off 2021.) by marcandreewolf
Do any of these language models have any way of weighing the information source they use?
This seems more like the amalgamation of the loudest human opinions than any deep insight.
I've found similar limitations when trying to use chat gtp for things like this. It seems like something it could do, but isn't good at yet.
mjrossman OP t1_jd167w5 wrote
Reply to comment by CabinetDear3035 in AI displacing jobs is a red herring, how we self-organize is the more fundamental trend by mjrossman
rational market actors recognize their own worth. either they're underpaid by the company and should become independent, or they're overpaid and are insulated from competing in the open market. in either case, the tragedy of the commons is that all firms compete to the extent that they can dispose of their profit margin, and ultimately the end consumer benefits from commodification.
OTOH, with respect to artisanal goods & services, it makes further sense for employees to not be commodified as labor by a larger firm if they're artisans. they should compete in their niche market. but that is not an acceptance that the larger public market should be captive to a firm, even if that firm sets a less efficient, higher price to offset the employment of commodified labor.
Secunda_Son t1_jd15tu5 wrote
Reply to UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster by filosoful
Cool. So since we aren't doing any of this shit. Let's just put that survival guide in the trash and start talking about how we reflect 20% of solar heat back out into the space. I'm kind of bored of the useless "if every world government bans oil tomorrow" stuff.
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Reply to comment by ArtMySouls in UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster by filosoful
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Zeustitandog t1_jd154pw wrote
Reply to comment by Sockbottom69 in 10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk by lughnasadh
I do believe him starting space x was a bad thing actually good by technicalities
If we had given the money we gave to space x to NASA years earlier instead of starting up a space company we could of done something new not just doing the same thing but a new person doing it omg
crunchycrispy t1_jd13zu0 wrote
Reply to comment by Takahashi_Raya in With a universal income, will we stop working? by berlinparisexpress
i am truly baffled as to why you felt the need to make this point that i was already making in the first place. i was simply saying that $250 was not enough to achieve UBI’s goals where I live, and here you are tying yourself in knots with anger saying “well the UBI should be whatever amount achieves it’s goals”. I can’t tell if this is a language barrier or not but you’re truly not making any point that contradicts what I’m saying.
ascended036 t1_jd13bee wrote
Reply to UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster by filosoful
Oh BBC is reporting it and the UN is supplying the report so it must be legit information! Wake up people
_shapeshifting t1_jd1344t wrote
Reply to comment by KruppeTheWise in 10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk by lughnasadh
that'd be a really strong laser lol.
I'm imagining this as a solution for the 1 million+ objects the size of flecks of paint. maybe the ones as big as a marble.
to boil a whole satellite would be hardcore but also insane
Chemical_Ad_5520 t1_jd12s78 wrote
Reply to Robotaxi Strategy by RolfEjerskov
I think there will be a mix of self-driving car producers and third party app developers trying to access this market opportunity. Whichever companies have the best mobile apps will dominate the market. Car manufacturers will make money either way and would likely end up with a competitive advantage.
Maintenance and storage depots are fairly likely to be outsourced or franchised, so those business models would be more accessible. The companies with the leading robotaxi apps might share ownership of the cars with the maintenance and storage depot business owners, but I feel it's less likely that individual people would be contributing their personal robo taxis the way Uber works. I think it would start with a company like Uber testing out purpose-made experimental robotaxis that Uber owns, and then they'd just keep buying more of their own purpose-built robotaxis. GM, or Tesla, or whoever starts making robotaxis specifically for this service might just make their own app and push out companies like Uber because the car manufacturers control access to the car's computer systems.
You could always buy stocks in companies that seem like they could dominate the future of the market, but I understand the preference for ownership of tangible capital, like your own fleet of cars to provide this service. Maybe think of some way to make a business out of the local services needed to support a national fleet, because that's the part that would be harder for GM, Tesla, or Uber to manage themselves.
_shapeshifting t1_jd12pst wrote
Reply to comment by threebillion6 in 10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk by lughnasadh
powerful enough.
I can imagine paint flecks destroying the ISS, so which one do you want: a solution with risks or risks without solution?
runaway-thread t1_jd12g6l wrote
Reply to comment by zam0th in UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster by filosoful
also Don't Look Up on Netflix tackles some of the same topics (not global warming, but still about a world-ending disaster)
Nearby-Management492 t1_jd12fqq wrote
A therapist. (Your understanding of what therapy actually entails and how it actually works is lacking).
CabinetDear3035 t1_jd11v33 wrote
Reply to comment by mjrossman in AI displacing jobs is a red herring, how we self-organize is the more fundamental trend by mjrossman
Why would people support companies that eliminate people ?
daddymusic t1_jd11oby wrote
Reply to comment by meidkwhoiam in What jobs cannot be done by machines? by Spirited-Meringue829
There ya go, buddy.
meidkwhoiam t1_jd11i1y wrote
Reply to comment by daddymusic in What jobs cannot be done by machines? by Spirited-Meringue829
How about a little more?
cptn__ t1_jd11gis wrote
Reply to comment by YawnTractor_1756 in UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster by filosoful
All he's doing is bring more attention to the results of IPCC's reports? This isn't his personal opinion, but the consensus of a large group of scientist who specialize in this field, and were tasked with making reports to summarize how/why climate change is going to affect humanity and what we can do to minimize it.
What would be the point of UN creating this panel if the results were to be ignored and never brought up by any politicians?
daddymusic t1_jd112sh wrote
Reply to comment by meidkwhoiam in What jobs cannot be done by machines? by Spirited-Meringue829
There you go, have another.
BillHicksScream t1_jd111ff wrote
Reply to comment by Fit_Manufacturer_444 in 10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk by lughnasadh
Humans like to dream. Its part of what makes us great.
But Neil Postman was right. We are Amusing Ourselves To Death - and Space is just one thing that's pretty cool to dream about. https://youtube.com/watch?v=3G8a4Tdnab8
And I can see now how Musk + Co. are intentionally selling fake future dreams to avoid the expensive work of dealing with the looming negative ecological & social disorder.
meidkwhoiam t1_jd10prt wrote
Reply to comment by daddymusic in What jobs cannot be done by machines? by Spirited-Meringue829
I'll choose to not reward you for tripling down
KruppeTheWise t1_jd10nud wrote
Reply to comment by _shapeshifting in 10 months after its launch by SpaceX, a $10,000 satellite made by students with off-the-shelf materials and powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries, is not only working, it's demonstrating a way to reduce space junk by lughnasadh
If you aim the laser correctly the gases boiling off the sats surface will push it out of orbit too.
uwotwot t1_jd17r5h wrote
Reply to What jobs cannot be done by machines? by Spirited-Meringue829
In a world where machines reign supreme,
A realm of silicon, circuits, and dreams,
Humanity found solace in games and sport,
A sanctuary where they could cavort.
The bots took charge, our labor relieved,
Free to explore, imagine, achieve,
In battles of wits, strength, and skill,
A spirited contest, a test of will.
E-sports arenas and stadiums grand,
The echoes of cheers across the land,
In pixel realms, on fields of green,
The human spirit, fierce and keen.
A dance of fingers, a clash of might,
As AI watched with sheer delight,
Through games and sports, we found our place,
A bond unbroken, the human race.