• FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    OP might have been intending it as a joke, but self-improvement is a very real subject of AI research so if that’s the case he accidentally said something about a serious topic.

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      1 year ago

      It’s an essential part of the idea of the technological singularity. An AI iterates itself and the systems it runs on, becoming more efficient, powerful, and effective at a rate that makes all of human progress up to that point look like nothing.

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        1 year ago

        While I’m inclined to believe the singularity is achievable, it’s important to remember that there’s no evidence today that it will ever be reached.

        Our hope for it, and the good than can come with it, can’t pull it into the realm of things we will see in our lifetimes. It could emerge soon, but it’s at least as likely to stay science fiction for another millennia.