[echelon]

Humans are future predictors. Our vision systems, our mental models of our careers. People that predict the future tend to do well financially.

Now the machines are getting better than we are. It's exciting and a little bit terrifying.

We were polymers that evolved intelligence. Now the sand is becoming smart.

[qsera]

>Now the machines are getting better than we are

Then AI companies should stop looking for investors and instead play stock markets with all that predictive powers!

[echelon]

The real money is in using the models to build utility and money-making companies. You're removed from orders of magnitude in upside potential if you have to wait for the public markets.

[qsera]

> money-making companies

You mean, money sucking companies, right?

>You're removed from orders of magnitude in upside potential if you have to wait for the public markets.

because that won't work. That is why!

[echelon]

> You mean, money sucking companies, right?

Is that what you (and all people) are in your job function? A money suck?

Do you ever buy anything for food, shelter, and clothing? Do you have hobbies?

Capitalism means we don't have to all be hunter-gatherers, and I'm pretty keen on that trade.

> because that won't work. That is why!

This is the forum for a venture capital firm. A lot of the folks here build things with the intention of creating value and getting compensated for that value creation. Other valid options are sitting at home and playing video games, reading a book, or posting on HN.

I like working on problems where I'm the customer and where I would buy the product if it existed. Turns out, there tend to be other people who would buy my software too.

[qsera]

I get paid for what I do. Not for what I promise to do.