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dickinsauce t1_je31w2j wrote

Lmao, did you intentionally use the the meme format of “you may not like it but this is what peak ____ looks like?” Cause If yes, very funny. If not, then you may have the brain worms.

Please find me a constitution with healthcare as a “right”. I just looked and couldn’t find one. I’m sure you will provide me a list of countries that provide free healthcare, which again does not mean it’s a right.

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Thunder_Burt OP t1_je31v7h wrote

I dont think wood biomass sequestration can reach the scale we need to remove significant amounts of CO2 compared to algae. Wood also releases carbon dioxide as it decomposes over time, it would need to be pyrolyzed for a more long term form of sequestration.

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Thunder_Burt OP t1_je30uj3 wrote

I'm gonna have to start using GPT more lol. I'd say the first point of being expensive and complex applies to any climate change solution so its more a matter of relative complexity and cost. Number 2 makes sense, the used water from the algal bloom would still have to go back to the water treatment system, but it might be easier to clean since it no longer contains nitrates and phosphates. I'm not sure if 3 would matter since we wouldn't have any other aquatic life existing in the bloom. 4 was surprising to me, I didnt know algae could release methane and nitrous oxide, that would definitely have to be avoided.

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phine-phurniture t1_je2z23i wrote

Both and all sides are too far removed from the actual point of contact with reality.

We used to have traditions that were built on observations of nature over time. (no not perfect but we had an understanding that allowed for putting land fallow)

Now we have assumtions (economics... ) that drive our ships and rowboats of state city and household thru deep turbulent waters in which there be monsters.

success is defined by money and toys.

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AtomGalaxy t1_je2z1ou wrote

I feel like it’s a rubber band that’s been stretched with potential energy, except that it’s the potential for innovation in the space industry. We’ve got so many converging technologies that will snowball and lead to new self-reinforcing industry. Think of how valuable a 3D-printed cloned organ would be that could only be grown in micro gravity. Inflatable space habitats will definitely be a thing. Automation and self-multiplying robots will be a thing on the moon.

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FuturologyBot t1_je2urhh wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/CryptoTrader1024:


Submission Statement: This article briefly outlines some of the risks and challenges posed by the malicious use of AI by bad actors like scammers. It also provides some thoughts on how to deal with these issues, using existing technologies.


Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1256pdg/everyone_is_deep_fake_some_problems_with/je2qrcr/

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zoxxian t1_je2u0gm wrote

Abstraction is king. Math, applied math, statistics, physics and theoretical CS majors will be designing the AIs that the rest of us serve/interface with for some time to come.

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AtomGalaxy t1_je2twxb wrote

Sure, but if we don’t need all the land we’re currently using for parking, we can build a lot of new infill mixed-use housing that’s built of fast growth biomass materials (compressed laminated timber, bamboo, pine, hemp) that are all sequestering carbon while lowering the average person’s carbon footprint. Figure out mass adoption of plant, fermented, or lab-grown protein, and we’re well on our way to tackling climate change.

I figure this buys us enough time to get to orbital solar-based energy with panels made largely from materials mined on the moon.

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MindSpecter t1_je2sle1 wrote

That's an excellent question! I think it's worth clarifying since people tend to anthropomorphize AI and assume they are seeing a more human process than what is really going on.

We saw this a little with Siri and Google assistant being able to tell jokes and people saying "Siri has a great sense of humor." But really it is just running some preset jokes when asked.

With Chat GPT, it's looking over a bunch of text data and the algorithm is drawing words together based on patterns it has recognized. It will even type out laughter and respond like a human would. The illusion is rather convincing, but it is not processing the joke, internally reacting to it with a sense of laughter, and then expressing an emotion. It's just generating text that it predicts is appropriate for the situation based on its trained data set.

Saying "it can smell" or "it has a sense of humor" ascribes a level of experience that the system does not possess.

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