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Ideally no one person or entity controls such a thing. But, would I rather have a Government, or a corporation control AGI? If I had to pick one of two evils, the Government would be the lesser of the two.
Time to regulate OS releases. Prove your new version is actually an upgrade, and increase user productivity first - not just forcing them into your regulatory captured product suite.
I wonder if this systemic thing happens at Microsoft OneDrive, or Google, or the other cloud storage providers. I notice lately most of these apps tend to expect t download pictures/data from our devices, with obscure options to shut these "automatic" functions off. It would be a very interesting investigation/audit of such companies.
I don't recall having to spend $5 to 15 a month extra on my PS1, or N64 though. Inflation adjusted amounts tend to leave out a lot of externalized factors
Do we though? Up until very recent history, we thought of nature as deadly, and unforgiving. The wilderness would mean almost certain death. We did not master the environment, we were afraid of it.
I wouldn't say we make things worse, I think we make things our own. Is that worse? I'd tend to disagree. I prefer human environments over the deep wilderness. Most of us love nature, but we love the human version of that.. groomed trails, modest temperatures, light breezes, and having all the human comforts within reach. Humanity does certainly do things wrong, but we also do things right.
Animals are pretty brutal as well. My neighbor has free range chickens. The other morning, I woke up and looked out in my backyard, and there were 7 dead chickens strewn about my property. They were all over the place, it was a mess.
So, I checked my cam for the next couple nights, and found a fox strolling across the property with a chicken in its mouth. I figured they'd eat one, but nope... 7. And he's been back for more since.
A world where everyone takes pride in what they do. Where they realize their work is for a better good, a better world. Where they put in the effort, and do not try to defraud or manipulate the system for their own personal gain. Where everyone contributes, and adds to creating a better society for the young, and the old. For all.
There are similar situations throughout the developed world at the moment. Here, we have a huge shortage of housing, and rentals. We are trying to bring in labor to help build more units, however, we do not even have units for the additional labor.
I've noticed this as well. It tends to get you further than a quick Google search, or two, but quickly reaches a limit or offers incorrect information. That's not to say it isn't helpful for delving into a topic, but it certainly needs much more refining. I would prefer more reference links, and source data to come along with these answers.
Now, overall this is an improvement - since the old way would have been for an amatuer to do a quick google search, and come up with a false conclusion, or get no understanding at all.
Job displacement: AI could automate low-skilled jobs, leading to job losses for low-income workers while increasing demand for high-skilled workers, widening the income gap.
Digital divide: Unequal access to advanced AI technologies could exacerbate existing inequalities between developed and developing nations, as well as between urban and rural populations.
Concentration of wealth: As AI technologies are developed and controlled by a few large companies, wealth may become increasingly concentrated, leading to greater economic inequality.
Education disparity: Access to high-quality education and training in AI-related fields may be limited to individuals with financial resources, further increasing income inequality.
Biased AI systems: AI algorithms that inadvertently reinforce existing social biases can disproportionately affect disadvantaged populations, perpetuating and worsening economic inequality.
Unequal access to benefits: The benefits of AI-driven productivity gains may not be equally distributed across society, leading to increased income disparities.
Monopolistic behavior: AI-enabled companies with significant market power may use their technology to stifle competition, which could result in fewer opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs, contributing to economic inequality.
Financial markets: AI-driven financial technologies may disproportionately benefit those with access to capital and financial knowledge, further widening the wealth gap.
Healthcare: AI-powered diagnostics and treatments may not be accessible to everyone, especially those in low-income communities or developing nations, resulting in health disparities that could exacerbate economic inequality.
Surveillance and privacy: AI-powered surveillance technologies may disproportionately impact vulnerable populations, limiting their economic opportunities and reinforcing existing inequalities.
Good point, I think most policy makers are not versed in how IT, and software works enough to understand the implications of such things. Tik Tok is an easy target, and gives them a starting point, but overall, the lack of true understanding of technology by our policy makers is quite astounding, and perhaps troubling at the same time.
Steam Deck is pretty nice, so much better than my Nintendo Switch. It's pretty great to see the iGPU getting love these days, more compact consoles would be great. The AMD 780M hopefully gets a chance at this as well.
I'd love for this to be true. I bought into the Google ecosystem in a huge way, but it seems like they have been more focused on the data collection, and advertising end of things, rather than the innovation, and productivity enablement one. Their ecosystem has consitently been a let down in many regards, and they have lost a lot of forward momentum. I hope they can super charge this stuff, but I feel their corporate structure/environment is their biggest hurdle at this point. They have capable people, and brilliant minds, but the structure of the organization, and them being beholden to their market/shareholders gives them little room to innovate in these areas. Hopefully the prove me wrong.
I recently wondered if one of the reasons for Google shutting down Stadia, was to quickly ramp their GPU server stockpile to redirect the resources at GPT modelling, to help catch up.
When doing calculations on such costs, we need to consider the total cost of operation of the plant, distribution costs, load balancing, etc. In the case of intermittent power sources, many calculations tend to favour them without taking into account the entire operational cycle of the power grid. These intermittent sources tend to require more hands on deck, additional backup sources, or power diversions, stability management, battery storage, and a plethora of other indirect costs that are not considered. I really do appreciate these efforts, since they generate energy, which allows progress and growth. However, we do need to ensure our calculations, and accounting for such infrastructure is able to consider the system as a whole.