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by 1986 590 days ago
"You can't trust humans" but you can trust a non deterministic black box to take their place?
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david-gpu 590 days ago
Humans already are non-deterministic black boxes, so I'm not sure I would use that comparison.
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throwaway290 590 days ago
What's better, a non-deterministic black box or a non-deterministic black box designed by non-deterministic black boxes?
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david-gpu 588 days ago
How are humans designed, for comparison?
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throwaway290 587 days ago
Do you believe humans are designed by someone?
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david-gpu 586 days ago
Nope. Precisely my point.
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f1shy 590 days ago
For me they are more a gray box. That is why publicity and propaganda work.
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epgui 590 days ago
Humans are accountable. You can sue a human.
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david-gpu 590 days ago
And you can't sue the corporation that made an AI?
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throwaway290 590 days ago
In a world where all lawyers and prosecutors use its product for professional and private purposes?
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epgui 590 days ago
In theory yes, but good luck with that.
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saberience 590 days ago
Are you suggesting humans are deterministic?
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f1shy 590 days ago
A little bit, we are. With some degree of confidence, given the incentives you can predict the output.
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