If a companies build autonomous cars, each model could be liable for thousands of deaths
On the other hand, every car involved in an incident will have detailed sensor logs of the event, and the company has a chance to fix the problem and update the software in all the cars of the same model to avoid the same type of incident in the future.
Humans will keep making the same mistakes over and over again....
Maybe it's your definition that is twisted. Here's a dictionary definition of intelligence: "the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.".
Applying knowledge and skills is within the grasp of a neural net, so it makes sense to call it intelligent. That doesn't mean it can do everything that a human being can do.
because it's attractive without staining your skin when you wear it. The attractiveness of it helps you attract valuable mates and contacts to network with.
You could achieve exactly the same thing with copper jewelry, plated with a few microns of gold alloy, and pay a lot less. Yes, most people prefer to pay a large premium for solid gold.
> Go is a very simple game where the board can easily be represented by a tiny two dimensional array
Correct, but that's not really what you want to know. What you need to know is how big your winning chances are in a given position, and what move you should play. Having a two dimensional array doesn't help you with those answers. You need a representation that actual captures the essence of the position. The beauty of AlphaGo is that it created a good internal representation by itself.
You can do the same thing with a pile of laundry. Let a robot play around with two robotic arms, and let it watch the effects on a stereoscopic camera. Given the right setup, it will create its own internal representation.
> A closed problem has definable limits. For example, I struggle to see how an AI system would accurately render assistance as a psychologist; a field in which I feel we barely understand ourselves.
The limits are easy to define: the AI system can speak and listen, and the results will be evaluated by asking the patient to fill out a standard questionnaire before and after the sessions.
> Except, of course, for the AIs that are trained to emulate human thought processes
Why would we do that ? People didn't train AlphaGo to emulate human thought, and it's much stronger than any human alive.
It looks like it's both easier and more successful to start with a clean slate, and just aim for the results, rather than emulate a specific, non-optimal, process.
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"not that too many people are mining bitcoin on their desktops these days"
Um... you sure?
Pretty sure you're not mining bitcoin on your PC, but some other altcoin with a different hashing algorithm.
The balls don't acquire or apply knowledge and skills, but apart from that it's exactly the same, yes.
If a companies build autonomous cars, each model could be liable for thousands of deaths
On the other hand, every car involved in an incident will have detailed sensor logs of the event, and the company has a chance to fix the problem and update the software in all the cars of the same model to avoid the same type of incident in the future.
Humans will keep making the same mistakes over and over again....
twist the meaning of the word AI...
Maybe it's your definition that is twisted. Here's a dictionary definition of intelligence: "the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.".
Applying knowledge and skills is within the grasp of a neural net, so it makes sense to call it intelligent. That doesn't mean it can do everything that a human being can do.
Think of the civil lawsuits and subsequent damages if a computer-driven car kills someone...
I'm not sure why you think this is a problem. Just like people-driven cars, there will be insurance companies that will pick up the tab for accidents.
A commodity that fluctuates in value by 10-20% per day means that you can make huge returns by selling while it's high and buying while it's low
No you can't, because on the other side of the trade is someone just like you.
It has value solely from the fact that people use it for speculation.
Gold has been using that strategy for thousands of years, and even central banks are doing it today.
When the value of something dramatically increases without an answer to the question "why"
Because the network grows, so does the value. That combined with price discovery of a new item.
Unlike steel, they can be worked cold relatively easily
That makes them poor hammers.
He can probably access his bitcoin just fine - he just can't find anyone who will give swap his bitcoins for food.
If he can access the internet, he can trade his bitcoins for dollars and deposit them in an account.
But you cannot pay the IRS with bitcoin.
Not a real problem, as long as someone is willing to trade some of your bitcoin for US dollars.
Yet bitcoins utility as a currency of exchange of goods and services and severely limited. I'd sooner pay for a pizza with a 5kg rock.
Gold bullion bars are also severely limited as a currency for exchange of goods and services, but it doesn't seem to affect their value much.
because it's attractive without staining your skin when you wear it. The attractiveness of it helps you attract valuable mates and contacts to network with.
You could achieve exactly the same thing with copper jewelry, plated with a few microns of gold alloy, and pay a lot less. Yes, most people prefer to pay a large premium for solid gold.
It's still in the discover stage. Volatility is expected. When adoption stabilizes, so will the price.
Fortunately, for most problems, the rules fit in less than 20 pages.
Modifying the machine is easy, but where are you going to find humans that are well skilled in non-standard board sizes ?
If a submarine was human, could it swim ?
Arguing about definitions is stupid and boring.
> Go is a very simple game where the board can easily be represented by a tiny two dimensional array
Correct, but that's not really what you want to know. What you need to know is how big your winning chances are in a given position, and what move you should play. Having a two dimensional array doesn't help you with those answers. You need a representation that actual captures the essence of the position. The beauty of AlphaGo is that it created a good internal representation by itself.
You can do the same thing with a pile of laundry. Let a robot play around with two robotic arms, and let it watch the effects on a stereoscopic camera. Given the right setup, it will create its own internal representation.
> A closed problem has definable limits. For example, I struggle to see how an AI system would accurately render assistance as a psychologist; a field in which I feel we barely understand ourselves.
The limits are easy to define: the AI system can speak and listen, and the results will be evaluated by asking the patient to fill out a standard questionnaire before and after the sessions.
> Except, of course, for the AIs that are trained to emulate human thought processes
Why would we do that ? People didn't train AlphaGo to emulate human thought, and it's much stronger than any human alive.
It looks like it's both easier and more successful to start with a clean slate, and just aim for the results, rather than emulate a specific, non-optimal, process.
There is minimal benefit in being the absolute best Go player that could exist.
This is a research project. People want to know how far they can push it.
Dumbing it down to provide a useful challenge for humans is easy.
No. For neural networks you need simple floating point calculations. For bitcoin you need to do SHA-256 hashing.
These are totally different tasks, each running on their own optimized hardware.
Though it's true that we're neural networks, we aren't the same neural networks as these are.
Indeed. The machine's version is better, as demonstrated by its superior Go playing abilities.
Cloud city mother fucker
That sounds awfully boring. Why not just move to an underground bunker on Earth, and paint the walls white ?
Ya, but that's considered unethical because of the damage your recommendation may cause
Use volunteers, and have them sign a paper that states they are aware of the risks.