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Here’s the question: ''why does this sorry state of affairs persist?'' | Here’s the question: ''why does this sorry state of affairs persist?'' | ||
Regular readers will know the [[JC]] is no subscriber to the dismal futurism of {{author|Ray Kurzweil}} or {{author|Daniel Susskind}}. Unless by occupation you mindlessly follow predefined rules — and if you | Regular readers will know the [[JC]] is no subscriber to the dismal futurism of {{author|Ray Kurzweil}} or {{author|Daniel Susskind}}. Unless by occupation you mindlessly follow predefined rules — and if you that is your occupation, will you miss it? — there will always be plenty to keep you busy. | ||
For, even if your operating theory is that our [[Meatsack|fleshy cerebella]] are no match for the overwhelming power of a [[neural network]], there is still a limit. Our friends at [[LinkedIn]] hint at it, with their underwhelming [[AI]]-assisted “predictive comment” functionality. Not because it is so ''hopeless'' — I mean, ''[[happy work-iversary!]]''? M’lud, I rest my case — but because ''the fact that it can even exist'' points us at a route out of the Matrix. | For, even if your operating theory is that our [[Meatsack|fleshy cerebella]] are no match for the overwhelming power of a [[neural network]], there is still a limit. Our friends at [[LinkedIn]] hint at it, with their underwhelming [[AI]]-assisted “predictive comment” functionality. Not because it is so ''hopeless'' — I mean, ''[[happy work-iversary!]]''? M’lud, I rest my case — but because ''the fact that it can even exist'' points us at a route out of the Matrix. | ||