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Do YOU think the resource drain associated with AI will ever be offset by future capabilities? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Im definitely on the side that over using AI and using it commercially seems to be bad. On the other hand, it seems like a tech that has huge potential upsides. I'm not sure we can achieve a post scarcity society with all labor being done by humans. This is where I see AI becoming a massive tool. Assuming we can pair it with mechanical means of work, not strictly digital. I know it's a touchy subject but I want to hear your opinion. As always, if you're just going to tell me to read more, recommend literature.

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A true AGI would be the ultimate labor-saving device, but the two main issues are that we have no clue how far away we are from reaching it - and we also have no guarantees that when we do, it's going to end well for us.

It also might not be about more compute. The human brain is generally intelligent and it doesn't need a massive datacenter to run it.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah that makes sense. Idk just seems like we need to figure something out.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Your analogy is bad.

The human brain doesn't need a massive data center, but neither does the compute to run a single agent.

We build entire cities to apply multiple human brains to problems.