Comment on AI Ruined My Year - Robert Miles
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
And maybe have a look at his Youtube channel and the older videos, too. Lots of them are a bit more philosophical and not too technical for the average person. I think he’s quite inspiring and conveys very well what AI safety is about to grasp what AI Safety is about, and what kinds of problems the scientists are concerned with in their jobs.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I was surprised to see how early he began this project. 7 years of uploads on the topic, way before it became a mainstream concern.
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
I’m pretty sure he did this out of this own motivation because he thinks/thought it’s a fascinating topic. So, sure this doesn’t align with popularity. But it’s remarkable anyways, you’re right. And I always like to watch the progression. As far as I remember the early videos lacked professional audio and video standards that are nowadays the norm on Youtube. At some point he must have bought better equipment, but his content has been compelling since the start of his Youtube ‘career’. 😊
And I quite like the science content on Youtube. There are lots of people making really good videos, both from professional video producers and also from scientists (or hobbyists)/who just share their interesting perspective.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Agreed. There’s lots of great stuff on YouTube if you take the time to do a bit of searching and curating.
BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
It’s mind blowing to learn that AI/neural nets and the like have been in the works since the 80s… it wasn’t what we know now, but like deep blue, the computer program that won at chess, started development in 1985 and won in 1997 against a grand master (Gary Kasperov). Watson, the jeopardy-playing program, was in the early 2000s.
It’s taken a long time to get from there to the mess we have now, and now it’s all super rush rush… like chill, slow down and do it right.