Comment by visarga
3 years ago
> Sure it goes faster, but it can't self repair, procreate, needs a boatload of supporting infrastructure, is not even remotely as energy efficient, can't hunt, can't think, the list goes on.
That's one reason the "stochastic parrots" metaphor is silly. AI's cant make AI's, maybe only in software, but not the hardware. Parrots can make parrots without human assistance, they don't need humans for anything.
This metaphor is about repeating without understanding, like parrots do. It is not about the biological aspect of parrots.
The human mind is nothing but software. I’d definitely be interested in hearing a convincing argument that computer software couldn’t run self-replicating machines. One very convincing point to me: computers are already made by machines, just with a modicum of human involvement.
>computers are already made by machines, just with a modicum of human involvement.
Then they'd be cheap as you'd essentially just be paying for the materials. In reality the process from design to manufacturing involves an absolutely staggering amount of people.
> computers are already made by machines, just with a modicum of human involvement.
Then it's simple, we just order some machines and then we don't have to work so much. /s