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A sobering message about the future at AI's biggest party
Blaise Aguera y Arcas praised the revolutionary technique known as deep learning that has seen teams like his get phones to recognize faces and voices. He also lamented the limitations of that technology, which involves designing software called artificial neural networks that can get better at a specific task by experience or seeing labeled examples of correct answers.
"We're kind of like the dog who caught the car," Aguera y Arcas said. Deep learning has rapidly knocked down some longstanding challenges in AI—but doesn't immediately seem well suited to many that remain. Problems that involve reasoning or social intelligence, such as weighing up a potential hire in the way a human would, are still out of reach, he said. "All of the models that we have learned how to train are about passing a test or winning a game with a score [but] so many things that intelligences do aren't covered by that rubric at all," he said.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday December 15 2019, @02:28PM (2 children)
Nepotism isn't an idiotic reason to hire someone. It's in fact an extremely valid reason to hire them. If taking care of your family isn't high on your priorities list, you either had a wicked shitty family or you're a massive asshole. That doesn't mean you should put them in charge of crucial things they're going to fuck up horribly or let them shit on your other employees though.
The above only applies where you are not being paid to make the best business decision you can for someone else's company, mind you. Otherwise you are not just hiring someone for a job they're going to suck at, you're sucking at your own job.
To avoid the rest, don't work for large corporations. Unless you have massive debt that you need the higher income to pay off or you base your happiness on material possessions, I just about guarantee you'll be happier.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday December 15 2019, @03:00PM (1 child)
It can also give you something that is hard to buy: loyalty.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday December 15 2019, @03:17PM
Sometimes, I suppose. But, I've seen that blow up, in amusing ways.
Take a nephew, for instance, who has no prospects. Give him a job. Teach him the job. Explain everything you know about the job. If nephew happens to be a convincing smooth talker, he may well go into business on his own, stealing away your customers. The amusing bit? Nephew is known for saying that HE taught YOU everything you know about the job.
I've a few more anecdotes if you really want to hear them, but that one should suffice.
Loyalty always has to be paid for, and sometimes, you just don't have the proper coin with which to buy it.
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