Comment by myrmidon
3 days ago
Another limitation that I see right now is that for "economic impact" you want the things to have initiative and some agency, and there is well-justified hesitancy in providing that even where possible.
Having a bunch of smart developers that are not allowed to do anything on their own and have to be prompted for every single action is not too advantageous if everyone is human, either ;)
Screw driver doesnt have agency but it certainly helps me get tasks done faster. AIs don't need agency to accelerate a ton of work
I did not mean to imply that AI isn't helpful already.
But a screw-driving assistant is more useful if he drives in screws on his own than if you have to prompt his every action. I'm not saying that a "dumb" assistant does not help at all.