The Limits of Limited AI - Page 2

Black Leviathan · 07-16-2019, 09:52 AM

I'd say any job that requires interaction with a human. Limited AI's are capable of the work, but human beings hate dealing with machines when they need help. That could change in the future when we're more accepting of AI but for now most people would rather swallow a spoon than deal with a robo-call.

David Johnston2 · 07-16-2019, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Leviathan

I'd say any job that requires interaction with a human. Limited AI's are capable of the work, but human beings hate dealing with machines when they need help. That could change in the future when we're more accepting of AI but for now most people would rather swallow a spoon than deal with a robo-call.

It's less a matter of being more accepting of AI than the frustration of dealing with something that doesn't actually understand what you are saying. That doesn't apply to machines that can intelligently parse language.

Flyndaran · 07-16-2019, 03:26 PM

But it does apply to humans that are unable/unwilling of diverging from a script.

David Johnston2 · 07-16-2019, 03:31 PM

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But it does apply to humans that are unable/unwilling of diverging from a script.

It doesn't matter that they understand what you are saying if they act exactly like they don't.

Anthony · 07-16-2019, 04:10 PM

A thing to bear in mind is that "cheap" can make up for a lot of flaws; while there are jobs that computers actually do better than people, there are also jobs where computers are worse, but not enough worse to make up for the savings. Yes, people hate talking to answering machines, but they're a lot cheaper than secretaries.

chandley · 07-16-2019, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony

A thing to bear in mind is that "cheap" can make up for a lot of flaws; while there are jobs that computers actually do better than people, there are also jobs where computers are worse, but not enough worse to make up for the savings. Yes, people hate talking to answering machines, but they're a lot cheaper than secretaries.

Couple this with no need to eat, sleep, take vacation... Down for maintenance is the only time a LAI is not working. Bioroids dont have that advantage. A LAI can work all three shifts, and with proper hardware redundancy, can do so pretty much indefinitely.

Anthony · 07-16-2019, 05:02 PM

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Couple this with no need to eat, sleep, take vacation...

That's part of cheap; it replaces several workers, not just one.

~~NineDaysDead~~ · 07-17-2019, 01:13 PM

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For what jobs would a person be better than a LAI?

What's the LAI's IQ?

07-16-2019, 09:52 AM	#11
Black Leviathan Join Date: Sep 2018	Re: The Limits of Limited AI I'd say any job that requires interaction with a human. Limited AI's are capable of the work, but human beings hate dealing with machines when they need help. That could change in the future when we're more accepting of AI but for now most people would rather swallow a spoon than deal with a robo-call.

07-16-2019, 03:26 PM	#13
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: The Limits of Limited AI But it does apply to humans that are unable/unwilling of diverging from a script. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

07-16-2019, 04:10 PM	#15
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: The Limits of Limited AI A thing to bear in mind is that "cheap" can make up for a lot of flaws; while there are jobs that computers actually do better than people, there are also jobs where computers are worse, but not enough worse to make up for the savings. Yes, people hate talking to answering machines, but they're a lot cheaper than secretaries. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.