Checking in on AI
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As I’ve said in other threads I use it every day to help me do my job. It’s a great helper, but it is by no means foolproof. Its strength is collecting data and giving context on that data. AI will make us more efficient not replace us… yet.
I'm gonna be real honest - I'm currently about as efficient as I'm looking to get.
I wish I was as supremely confident as you regarding how AI will impact us. In my very humble opinion making a call right now on its limitations is beyond premature. If you think all this public info on AI is all that's going on you may be in for a surprise. Im subscribing to a more open minded approach to it. In fact, as much as I hate guvment red tape I'd like to see an AI department like the FDA. Ouch that hurt*****
Skynet defeated by false hope and lies. I love it.
This is public info....imagine what is not. AI not being able to flip burgers or get your order right doesn't faze me this sh1+ does!
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2024/05/12/us-aims-to-stay-ahead-of-china-in-using-ai-to-fly-fighter-jets/#:~:text=Testing%20an%20AI%20alternative%20to,California's%20Edwards%20Air%20Force%20Base.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2024/05/12/us-aims-to-stay-ahead-of-china-in-using-ai-to-fly-fighter-jets/#:~:text=Testing%20an%20AI%20alternative%20to,California's%20Edwards%20Air%20Force%20Base.
Sort of AI...what's your take on robotics in farming? I've seen some cool videos of bots doing very targeted fertilizing / pest control. Seems like something that could finance itself with reduced fertilizer and chemical use, but who knows? Same deal? Useful in a limited/perfect setup but ultimately expensive and/or not practical on large fields or many types of crops?
All good there - the only literature I read is Penthouse Forum.
If I were closer to the end of my career I would agree with you. Unfortunately those of us who have 20+ years of work left have to roll with the punches.
The issue with that technology is in all the sensors. It’s great when it’s new but dirt and the elements wreak havoc on all the sensors needed. The autonomous tractor is kinda ridiculous too. I could write ten paragraphs on why it’s not feasible but the biggest thing is you still need a human eye for a multitude of things when you’re in the field that a computer can’t do on its own.
This! Popeyes, you order, drive up and take what they give you. No need to engage. Just drive away. If you get 70% of your order consider it a success. AI can’t fry chicken.
That's what I figured. A lot of all of this is very well intended but so many people in the AI / robotics world live in a vacuum or a clean ideal environment. They build it for perfect conditions but the real world is vastly imperfect.
It only works when humans are carefully controlling what data is used to "train" it. That's a pretty severe limitation that there is no sign of it overcoming. That's because it's NOT "AI", it's not intelligent, it's just programming. We are feeding it data and telling it to copy it. That's all it is. If it was any sort of "AI" it would know a human should have 10 fingers.
Yep. As AI creeps into my profession, I quickly decided a few years ago I’m just gonna let that be something for the next generation.
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(Opens SPS at the office): Amen, brother.
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Oh I see that every day with this newer equipment. These guys that design and engineer these machines have never step foot on a farm or seen one in action. Theres things they do that just aren’t practical but they do it because it fit.
I used to think these stories were fakes and nothing like that could ever happen for me. But then ……
Basics are meta learning, algorithmic self improvement and algorithmic governance. Yes, we can control all of that until we can't. It can learn on its own how to improve the task it's given. It can also identify quickly what may be keeping it from achieving its task in the most efficient way possible. In some cases that may be the governance that is programmed into it. Point is to think what we have known to us today is what AI will be in the future is a little arrogant, ignorant and dangerous. Im sure Nuclear technology has advanced a little since the 40s.
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Only in a very limited and directed way. More hype than actual results on that front.
Oh, I agree that decades from now it very well may work like the hype of today.
Yeah, but not fundamentally changed from the first power plants, and the hype was never achieved.
The dean of Bagley mentioned it during Honor’s Orientation a couple of weeks ago. He said that it was primarily born out of demand (prospective students asking for it) and in response to the quickly changing landscape in computer technology. He said that the two existing degree paths (Computer Science & Computer Engineering) both touched on AI, but don‘t have the focus that the new degree program will have.
When he asked the room (200+ incoming Freshmen) how many were interested in AI, at least 30 raised their hands. His suggestion to them was to start in CS or CE, then transfer into AI once it was up and running if they felt they needed more.
No truer statement has ever been said by a human ( I assume Seinfeld is a human).
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