Is there anything actually useful or novel about "AI"?
Feel like we've got a lot of tech savvy people here seems like a good place to ask. Basically as a dumb guy that reads the news it seems like everyone that lost their mind (and savings) on crypto just pivoted to AI. In addition to that you've got all these people invested in AI companies running around with flashlights under their chins like "bro this is so scary how good we made this thing". Seems like bullshit.
I've seen people generating bits of programming with it which seems useful but idk man. Coming from CNC I don't think I'd just send it with some chatgpt code. Is it all hype? Is there something actually useful under there?
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I don't think the comparison with crypto is fair.
People are actually using these models in their daily lives.
I'm one of those that use it in my daily life.
The current top comment says it's "really good at filling in gaps, or rearranging things, or aggregating data or finding patterns."
So, I use Perplexity.ai like you would use Google. Except I don't have to deal with shitty ads and a bunch of filler content. It summarizes links for me, so I can more quickly understand whatever I'm searching for. However, I personally believe it's important to look directly at the sources once I get the summary, if only to verify the summary. So, in this instance, I find AI makes understanding a topic easier and faster than alternatives.
As a graduate student, I use ChatGPT extensively, but ethically. I'm not writing essays with it. I am, however, downloading lecture notes as PDFs and having ChatGPT rearrange that information into outline. Or I copy whole chapters from a book and have it do the same. Suddenly, my reading time is cut down by like 45 minutes because it takes me 15 minutes to get output that I just copy and paste into my notes, which I take digitally.
Honestly, using it like I do, it's pretty clear that AI is both as scary as it sounds in some instances and not, in others. The concern with disinformation during the 2024 election is a real concern. I could generate essays with it with whatever conclusions I wanted. In contrast, the concern that AI is scary smart and will take over the world is nonsense. It's not smart in any meaningful sense and doesn't have goals. Smart bombs are just dumb bombs with the ability to hone in better on the target, it's still has the mission of blowing shit up given to it by some person and inherent in its design. AI is the same way.
Huh, this one looks pretty cool. Is it good enough to use as a default search engine, or would it still be better to leave google for it?
It's useful for when you want to go down a rabbit hole. It's less useful for super specific stuff, like where to go if you want your nails done.
I'm currently working on my bachelor thesis and checked perplexity.ai out after I saw your comment. This is incredibly useful, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for perplexity.ai, didn't know about this one
People have actually used crypto to make payments. Crypto is valuable, but only when it's widely adopted. Before you say something like "use a database," you might take the time to understand what decentralized blockchains are accomplishing and namely removing a class of corruption from any information coordination tasks.
Why bother with the overhead of blockchain when users centralise on a handful of
banksexchanges.Exchanges only exist to convert away from the crypto. If that's the standard money, they don't live. They aren't the banks of the blockchain. They are the intersection of fiat banks and the blockchain.
Strongly disagree, some exchanges don’t even have fiat on-ramps.
Blockchain is inefficient and pointless when users centralise on coinbase and binance.
I love revisiting comments like these every 4 years.
And yet, people still don't use crypto in their daily lives. How many years has it been?
Reddit just tied karma to the blockchain lol
Not saying it's a good use, but lots of people are going to be using it now.
Have we forgot already about the entire country of El Salvador?
You mean, the one where people immediately exchanged their free crypto for USD as soon as they got it?
Do you know of another El Salvador?