Readit NewsI'm more worried about something like humans unexpectedly in the field. Imagine a migrant crossing a field and getting run over by a combine.
All the technological revolutions so far have accounted for little more than a 1.5% sustained annual productivity growth. There are always some low-hanging fruit with new technology, but once they have been picked, the effort required for each incremental improvement tends to grow exponentially.
That's my default scenario with AGI as well. After AGI arrives, it will leave humans behind very slowly.
You cannot beat humans with megawatts!
And a question to the knowledgeable: does a simple/stupid question cost more in terms of resources then a complex problem? in terms of power consumption.
( btw, has anyone noticed in anime there are always frames of street cabling? Like those cylindrical transformes and thick cables. Almost cyberpunk! )
It's not true that we have to be conscious - we can do things on autopilot too. The same way we can be thoughtless in treating others - we can turn the machinery off.
Recently I was thinking of a very hard problem and I cannot absolutelly recollect approx 30 minutes of the drive home. Apparently my body and some part of the brain took over the driving, while my cortex was busy with the problem reserving the short term memory completly. I snapped out of the situation when apparently a stronger break was needed, and this intrerupted my flow and popped my attention to the road. Fascinating!
Only if they are well to do. Most family houses in Japan are crammed full of stuff with very little "design".
My God. Everything , everywhre, no design ( haha ), no exceptions. People were actually living there.
Had a cultural shock.
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