We're in 1905: Why Electricity (Not Dot-Com) Is the Right AI Analogy

10 points

1/21/1970

17 hours ago

by speckx

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bigbuppo

I would say AI is more like the discovery of radiation... people selling radium water... and other horrifying things... because... look... you've just got to get on the radiation bandwagon. And then at some point it will be used to kill a few hundred million people.

15 hours ago

iterateoften

People did and still do the same with electricity and magnets. Both incredibly useful despite it.

14 hours ago

KurSix

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3 hours ago

jrflowers

Or tetraethyl lead. Look at those efficiency gains!

15 hours ago

KurSix

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3 hours ago