Whether or not that is wrong is up to you. But it seems hypocritical to me for the President to say "they [the terrorists] hate us for our freedom" then to secretly undermine those aforementioned freedoms in the name of fighting them (the terrorists).
Ahh, so that's his strategy to stop terrorism. If we don't have any freedom left, then the terrorists will stop hating us and stop attacking us. It makes so much sense now...
The question is who comes up with the equation. If the program mines the data and figures what the equation should be, then you would probably be justified in calling it AI. If some human inputs the equation, then there is less justification for calling it AI.
While I would agree that your first and second point have some merit, the third point doesn't hold water for me. Just because your chances of having your rights violated are small doesn't mean that we should be alright with that. Again, assuming this actually was illegal. By this logic, you would be fine if every year one person was chosen at random from the population to be sacrificed to the volcano god...
But then again, they may simply be giving it away as a business strategy. They gave away Ms-DOS free as well. Students using your software -> students familiar with your software -> graduates with jobs who want to use your software...
Seriously though, the software may not cost anything, but retraining everyone to use the new software will. This is still a short term cost, however, since training everyone once will be cheaper than paying for office indefinitely.
Things I know about my washing machine:
Difference between a large and small load
Now, I know how to sort my laundry into colors and whites, and where to put the detergent in, but I have no clue on the different cycles, I just always use normal. Do my clothes end up looking horrible? No. I could probably get them cleaner if I knew more about how to operate the machine, but as it is now it makes them not smell and that's good enough for me.
As for driving a car, there is a certain level of competence you need there, that's why we need to be licsensed to drive. However, to just be able to drive, you don't really need to know all that much. Gas, brakes and the steering wheel for certain, definitely assuming automatic transmission. After that, blinker, windshield wipers and headlights to lower chances of an accident/traffic violation. Also, how to use a key. Certainly many other things are needed to maintain a vehicle in working condition, but you don't really need to know anything else to drive one. I successfully drove my parents car for a year or so after getting my licsense without needing to know how to fill a car with gasoline. I just had to keep track of how much gas each had, and drive the other car if one was low.
I'm confused, how can you not have enough dexterity to use a controller, but be fine with a mouse/keyboard? In my experience, my fingers are more dextrous than my arms, though that may just be me...
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Whether or not that is wrong is up to you. But it seems hypocritical to me for the President to say "they [the terrorists] hate us for our freedom" then to secretly undermine those aforementioned freedoms in the name of fighting them (the terrorists).
Ahh, so that's his strategy to stop terrorism. If we don't have any freedom left, then the terrorists will stop hating us and stop attacking us. It makes so much sense now...
And apparently spelling was banned from being taught in your school ;)
(and if English is not your first language, I partially apologize)
The question is who comes up with the equation. If the program mines the data and figures what the equation should be, then you would probably be justified in calling it AI. If some human inputs the equation, then there is less justification for calling it AI.
While I would agree that your first and second point have some merit, the third point doesn't hold water for me. Just because your chances of having your rights violated are small doesn't mean that we should be alright with that. Again, assuming this actually was illegal. By this logic, you would be fine if every year one person was chosen at random from the population to be sacrificed to the volcano god...
Punch the monkey to waive your right to sue?
But then again, they may simply be giving it away as a business strategy. They gave away Ms-DOS free as well. Students using your software -> students familiar with your software -> graduates with jobs who want to use your software...
Seriously though, the software may not cost anything, but retraining everyone to use the new software will. This is still a short term cost, however, since training everyone once will be cheaper than paying for office indefinitely.
Things I know about my washing machine: Difference between a large and small load Now, I know how to sort my laundry into colors and whites, and where to put the detergent in, but I have no clue on the different cycles, I just always use normal. Do my clothes end up looking horrible? No. I could probably get them cleaner if I knew more about how to operate the machine, but as it is now it makes them not smell and that's good enough for me. As for driving a car, there is a certain level of competence you need there, that's why we need to be licsensed to drive. However, to just be able to drive, you don't really need to know all that much. Gas, brakes and the steering wheel for certain, definitely assuming automatic transmission. After that, blinker, windshield wipers and headlights to lower chances of an accident/traffic violation. Also, how to use a key. Certainly many other things are needed to maintain a vehicle in working condition, but you don't really need to know anything else to drive one. I successfully drove my parents car for a year or so after getting my licsense without needing to know how to fill a car with gasoline. I just had to keep track of how much gas each had, and drive the other car if one was low.
Well, personally I always confuse the DD and the DoD. And then there's always the HSoAFR (or is it HSoFAR?), the ultra-rare smurf from smurfadia.
I'm confused, how can you not have enough dexterity to use a controller, but be fine with a mouse/keyboard? In my experience, my fingers are more dextrous than my arms, though that may just be me...