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it was very cute seeing Paul leaning against/towards Richard. He’s getting old and it’s cute.
I think Leo’s take on “I wouldn’t want to have to opt in, I just want them to take it” is very personally valid, but I disagree with it because I think of every author, not just Leo. I think it’s probably a hot take, and a bad one.
I do hope if he truly believes that, he doesn’t take the money (as he suggested he wouldn’t). But I wouldn’t blame him if he did take the money. Money is money. Some people take money from the Saudi’s, I’d say taking money from Anthropic is more ethical.
Leo’s take on AI was a bit silly this episode. When the money disappears the technology isn’t going to go away. “We don’t have AI anymore” isn’t realistic. It’s not a basket ball / object you can just take away.
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For me, it was mind-numbingly boring hearing them argue about AI. I do try to stay informed about AI, but this is not for me. I hope they don’t do it too often.
I think that is a bit like saying Windows isn’t really for me, in 1992, when 3.11 was released.
It might take some time, but AI in some form is probably here to stay and will make huge changes to how operating systems work going forward, as more and more is built into the OS.
I do agree with you about the potential of AI and its likely impact. My point was that, as someone who is unlikely to engage with AI to any great degree, I still want to be informed, but to me the AI part of the show felt like it was just bickering rather than genuinely informative. I know they were expressing genuinely held differing viewpoints, but I don’t come to TWiT for the cut and thrust of political debate, I come for information, and it felt too light on that for my personal taste.
By contrast, I’ve just read a very interesting BBC article on the use of AI in exam cheating in British universities, which was very informative and steered clear of the extremes of “the sky is falling” vs “everything will be perfection” and presented a well-researched view on a still-developing situation that people will need to learn how to manage.
I might not be likely to be an AI user but I do still want to be informed about it. And, to be fair, I usually get a lot of information out of the discussions between the team on Intelligent Machines. This just didn’t feel of the same standard to me. I guess I’m just hopelessly grumpy.
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I didn’t mind the fire-y debates. I think it’s fun to be passionate. I do see what you mean though
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Especially considering that which we’re calling “AI” isn’t REALLY yet…just LLM’s
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