← Back to context Comment by rdfs 2 days ago Useful = net benefit.Short-term, sure in some contexts. Long-term? Nobody knows yet. 1 comment rdfs Reply leoedin 1 day ago You can't just redefine useful to mean something it doesn't.Useful = able to be used for practical purposes.As an extreme example, most effective weapons are useful to the person using them, but aren't necessarily a net benefit.Is AI going to make life meaningfully better for most people? That's uncertain. Is it useful for the tasks in front of me today? Yes, definitely.
leoedin 1 day ago You can't just redefine useful to mean something it doesn't.Useful = able to be used for practical purposes.As an extreme example, most effective weapons are useful to the person using them, but aren't necessarily a net benefit.Is AI going to make life meaningfully better for most people? That's uncertain. Is it useful for the tasks in front of me today? Yes, definitely.
You can't just redefine useful to mean something it doesn't.
Useful = able to be used for practical purposes.
As an extreme example, most effective weapons are useful to the person using them, but aren't necessarily a net benefit.
Is AI going to make life meaningfully better for most people? That's uncertain. Is it useful for the tasks in front of me today? Yes, definitely.