OptimisticSkeleton
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j4l7f2l wrote
Those dastardly Chinese scientists destroyed our moon habitat! Better make assault rifles that work in space.
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Edit: for those who seem upset it’s a reference to the Apple TV show For All Mankind.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j48s6ky wrote
Reply to Programmable matter by crua9
Fuck yes. This becoming common is central to a scifi book I’m working on.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j320ugf wrote
We are nowhere near AGI. We are in the age where we see AI for the first time and it’s so good it tricks people into believing it really has general intelligence.
None of the AI currently out can self improve without direction from the outside.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j1uylxv wrote
Reply to Driverless cars and electric cars being displayed as the pinnacle of future transportation engineering is just… wrong. Car-based infrastructure is inefficient, bad for the environment and we already have better technologies in other fields that could help more. An in depth analysis by mocha_sweetheart
I can feel you passion for this subject. I would say the r/singularity approach to this problem would be having AI find a way out of this mess for us so we can get to AGI faster (I think we are a way off but seeing the first hints of it over the horizon i.e. the chat and art AI that have been popularized recently.)
The walkable, ecologically friendly city is the way of the future. The problem is we have a lot invested in infrastructure built around automobiles. There are so many considerations for changing the entire way we build that it’s almost if not completely impossible for humans alone. Perhaps AI could pave a path to a semi-ecotopia and that might be the final societal efficiency push we need to finally get to AGI and the singularity.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j0p4ffv wrote
Reply to comment by CobraPony67 in Lyft offers new incentives for its drivers to shift to electric vehicles by MrMike
Might not be the worse thing in the world to force breaks. The number of times I have had a nearly exhausted driver is kind of scary. They literally brag about how long they go without breaks sometimes. Like my dude just take a fucking cat nap and eat a sandwich. You are not a machine.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_j0fdbg7 wrote
Reply to comment by linkdude212 in Two exoplanets identified as twin ‘water worlds’, each enveloped with water vapor by marketrent
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OptimisticSkeleton t1_iw3qgdf wrote
It’s a matter of when, not if it will happen. The catch is that might mean 200 years in the future. I believe the photovoltaic effect was discovered in the 19th century however it wasn’t until the 21st century that it was implemented on a large scale.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_itpd075 wrote
False. I have cold pizza in my fridge already and someone made it for me. Checkmate scientists /s
OptimisticSkeleton t1_it6lc3o wrote
Reply to comment by Fantastic-Climate-84 in The End of Moore’s Law: Silicon computer chips are nearing the limit of their processing capacity. But is this necessarily an issue? Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies by CPHfuturesstudies
Except that we really are approaching a place where any further reduction in transistor size creates electrical problems. This happens at 1nm and below, I believe. Companies are working on 2nm transistors right now.
OptimisticSkeleton t1_jac4cxn wrote
Reply to Moldova expels 2 foreigners caught in 'destabilization' plot by NCGuy257
Ooooh Moldova’s counter spy just earned a promotion!