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czue commented on What will it feel like living a world where AI is smarter than all of us? coryzue.com/writing/prepa... · Posted by u/czue
There have always been those smarter than me. I have no ego invested in being the smartest in the room.
Is that what this is all about? Ego?
As I wrote in the post, that is definitely part of it for me. Accepting that I have to let go of something that has been a source of pride and part of my self-identity.
czue commented on What will it feel like living a world where AI is smarter than all of us? coryzue.com/writing/prepa... · Posted by u/czue
Is it wrong that whenever I hear people talk about super intelligent AI, I think of Star wars -- Qui-Gon Jinn: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.
The point is that AI is not intelligent at this point. It is clever, and quick. But it does not surpass its training data. So I don't see a future where AI is smarter than us... I see a future where it is a really fast way to get the median quality answer to any question posed.
As I said in the post, whether or not you believe it's coming (which I am somewhat agnostic on) it's worth taking seriously because the probability is definitely not zero. It's worth listening to how some of the people on the forefront of the research/commercial AI developments talking about it. E.g. Dwarkesh podcast.
I find that daydreaming is absolutely critical for coming up with good strategies. Otherwise I can default to just do the next obvious thing, which isn't always the most strategic if you can take in the full picture, or at least consider alternatives well.
The two ways I get to strategic reflection are really:
- Doing lego. I find thhat doing lego is actually really good at helping me consolidate thoughts and ideas. It takes up just enough mental energy to not get bored, but it lets me think about things with an unstressed mind.
- Walks. The other way to generate new perspectives is to take a walk at lunch though non-interesting territory. I really do not find walks in a busy downtown to be relaxing, too much activity intruding on me to actually be low stress, but if it is in a forest or even just a long parkway that works for me.
The absolute worst way to come up with new ideas is in front of my computer trying to work. Good for doing the next obvious thing, but really hard to think outside of the box.
You really do need a mix of the two, otherwise you are either doing the obvious or never actually doing anything.
Surfing is my favorite forced separation from devices
- https://verysmall.site/smallsite
- https://verysmall.site/rouxtaccess
- https://verysmall.site/toby
This is hilarious! Strong geocities vibes.