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lurkiestvoid · 5 months ago

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I still think Mass Effect's differentiating approach between "Artificial Intelligence" (true sentient sapient learning growing digital Intelligence) and "Virtual Intelligence" ('fake' intelligence, an Advanced Software, a glorified interactive database interface-slash-personal assistant, limited functionality) would be very useful in current AI discourse because it's correct that we do not have AI. We have VI. The problems come from pretending VI is the same as AI, insisting it's the same as AI, expecting it to perform like AI, and expecting it to understand like AI. but I'm just hollerin at walls

#generative ai #virtual intelligence #VI vs AI #and i mean. obviously the incredible amounts of theft involved in its creation #like they didn't even have to Do That they just did it #but VI itself could be a useful tech path for SOME (minor) things (and shouldn't replace PEOPLE and EXPERTS)#like ofc double check whatever ur VI does but a program that can like sort ur emails and make appts? very handy #a program that leeches creative labor from thousands to generate you a Bad custom image or text? like. why #it's like if Clippy was advanced enough to be useful #like sure I'll take a useful Clippy. what do you mean it wastes tons of water why was that ever included. what the fuck #just give me Useful Clippy whys it gotta have Theft and Water it's just supposed to be Advanced Software. what are you doing back there #its entirely unnecessary for the goal you're trying to reach #edit to add: outside of *generative* theft/water waste ai #there's some cool and significant scientific/medical advancements being made with specialized niche AI

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