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OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (38 children)
  • Computers might be good at numbers and typesetting, but we'll always need human secretaries and phone operators to keep things running.
  • They might be able to beat a novice, but no computer will ever beat a human grandmaster at chess.
  • Okay, then they can't beat humans at Go or poker.
  • Any non-trivial task requiring creativity and understanding is beyond these tools. ← you are here
  • AI-run corporations will never be able to outcompete ones with ones with human boards and CEOs.
  • An AI scriptwriter could never win an Oscar.
  • I'm voting for the human candidate for president, I don't think the AI one is up to the task.
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