alt Hacker NewsIt's a nice illustration of the Envelope Principle: AI is good at filling in the blanks, where the knowledge is 'within the envelope' of things already discovered but the area itself is still not fully exhausted. Real progress happens by expanding the area of the envelope, not by coloring in the blanks.
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enraged_camel • today at 9:02 PM
>> Real progress happens by expanding the area of the envelope, not by coloring in the blanks.
This is a pretty shitty thing to say, and if you think about it for even a few minutes, you'll understand why.
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red75prime • today at 7:47 PM
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People (most people?) have spent their entire decades long careers coloring in the blanks within the envelope of human knowledge. I think it’s kind of shitty to suggest that they weren’t making “real” progress with their lives, just because AI can now do the same thing.