Except that the stuff in the base will not have enough performance to run the next generation of add-ons. It's also a lot harder to develop for a platform that can have a large number of different configurations.
That depends on a lot of factors, and I'm not an expert in any of them, so I can't tell you that. Do you know the cost of fossil fuel in 10,20,30 years ? Do you know that we can rely on Russia to keep supplying Europe with natural gas for reasonable prices ? Having an alternative source of energy seems like a useful thing, even if the price is high right now.
I don't live in Estonia, but we have a pretty decent public transport network here. During rush hours, the trains are packed full of commuters, despite the fact that tickets are not cheap. If they were to make it free, the trains would be filling up even more with people going shopping and doing other fun but unproductive things, and probably force more commuters into their cars.
The whole article raves about natural gas . . . but then claims that no fossil fuel based energy was added to a the grid.
Yeah, it's very poorly written article. There are a number of separate things: 1) no gas plants were added in the month of February. 2) other gas plants will be added in the entire year of 2018. 3) no coal/nuke plants are being added.
Solar + wind works best with storage. But nobody wants to invest in storage before there's actually a problem that needs to be solved. So, first step is to invest in solar + wind, and create a problem. 2nd step is to invest in storage now that it is becoming profitable to do so.
All this needs to happen before we can claim to have created a true AI
Nope. Mother Nature didn't understand how brains worked before it created ours. It just happened by random tweaking and seeing what worked. In a similar way, people can make an artificial brain.
Sure it can. Teach an AI what the rules are using a ton of examples. We can already do that today. It won't get it right perfectly, but neither would a human.
But Bitcoining mining relies on proof-of-work, using hashing-to-create-a-hash-of-zeroes, and it's pretty fundamental
For bitcoin hashing, quantum computing (with currently known algorithms) only offer a limited increase in performance. And even if exploited, you'd still have to weigh the complexity of the quantum computer and its power consumption against the very well optimized current solutions. Even after the first demonstration prototype, it would take years before it's simple and cheap enough to use for practical mining.
Unfortunately, if there's a increased amount of suberin in the soil, it's only a matter of time before some bacteria evolve to feed on it, and turn it all back to CO2.
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We have a word for selective enforcement: Corruption. You pay a bribe, and we let you slide.
That's just one particular example of of selective enforcement, probably not relevant here.
Except that the stuff in the base will not have enough performance to run the next generation of add-ons. It's also a lot harder to develop for a platform that can have a large number of different configurations.
just enforce them. Equally. For everyone
If you can get better results by selectively enforcing the laws, then why not ? Simpler than having the laws changed.
We're told that
You don't seem like the kind of person who gives a fuck what they're told.
What will the price actually be at that point
That depends on a lot of factors, and I'm not an expert in any of them, so I can't tell you that. Do you know the cost of fossil fuel in 10,20,30 years ? Do you know that we can rely on Russia to keep supplying Europe with natural gas for reasonable prices ? Having an alternative source of energy seems like a useful thing, even if the price is high right now.
Sorry, but "battery" is not a "source" of electricity, it is just a storage of one.
When it's providing energy, it's a source.
I don't live in Estonia, but we have a pretty decent public transport network here. During rush hours, the trains are packed full of commuters, despite the fact that tickets are not cheap. If they were to make it free, the trains would be filling up even more with people going shopping and doing other fun but unproductive things, and probably force more commuters into their cars.
Free & comfortable shelters for the homeless.
The whole article raves about natural gas . . . but then claims that no fossil fuel based energy was added to a the grid.
Yeah, it's very poorly written article. There are a number of separate things: 1) no gas plants were added in the month of February. 2) other gas plants will be added in the entire year of 2018. 3) no coal/nuke plants are being added.
Solar + wind works best with storage. But nobody wants to invest in storage before there's actually a problem that needs to be solved. So, first step is to invest in solar + wind, and create a problem. 2nd step is to invest in storage now that it is becoming profitable to do so.
why are you ok with Chinese workers and their environment being subjected to conditions the Left has deemed unacceptable for Americans and America??
It's up to the Chinese to fix their own problems, not me.
All this needs to happen before we can claim to have created a true AI
Nope. Mother Nature didn't understand how brains worked before it created ours. It just happened by random tweaking and seeing what worked. In a similar way, people can make an artificial brain.
No, AI can't be made to follow vague rules
Sure it can. Teach an AI what the rules are using a ton of examples. We can already do that today. It won't get it right perfectly, but neither would a human.
Recall that AI is so primitive that it can't tell [slashdot.org] if the Sun comes up because the rooster crows, or the other way around.
That's only true for some of the current systems. This article is about exploring future systems.
But Bitcoining mining relies on proof-of-work, using hashing-to-create-a-hash-of-zeroes, and it's pretty fundamental
For bitcoin hashing, quantum computing (with currently known algorithms) only offer a limited increase in performance. And even if exploited, you'd still have to weigh the complexity of the quantum computer and its power consumption against the very well optimized current solutions. Even after the first demonstration prototype, it would take years before it's simple and cheap enough to use for practical mining.
Quantum computing isn't going to kill bitcoin. It just requires upgrading the protocols.
So, it's super massive and super bright and you can't post a fucking picture of it? FML.
Imagine a white pixel.
Unfortunately, if there's a increased amount of suberin in the soil, it's only a matter of time before some bacteria evolve to feed on it, and turn it all back to CO2.
it would have taken light 12 billion years to get from there to here.
If you're going to be pedantic, you should take into account the expansion of the universe.
There is no way to interrogate such a mechanism to determine "why" a certain decision is made.
Quite similar to how large parts of our brains work. A lot of our explanations are post-fact rationalizations of unconscious decisions.
Reddit sucks if you disagree with the local groupthink.
That practice you refer to is reprogramming.
In that case, AI can already do that.
Extremely expensive to operate and maintain
Just like going to orbit
"Yeah, but an AI can't write a symphony." Can you?!
Given all the information out there, we have people who have concluded that the Earth is flat and that vaccines don't work.
AI needs to be able to learn stuff, that's not the same as reprogramming.
People can't reprogram themselves either. They just practice, and hope that it gets better over time.