← Back to context Comment by combobyte 5 hours ago Why do hammers put up with being smashed into nails all day? 7 comments combobyte Reply bryanrasmussen 2 hours ago because once you're a hammer, you're just biding your time to smash a skull. dnnehgf 3 hours ago they don't. like every thing they wear away in some proportion to their use and replicate in some proportion to their usefulness to other things. esafak 4 hours ago AIs are (going to be) agents, not tools. omnimus 4 hours ago And what's the difference? esafak 4 hours ago Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents. 2 replies →
bryanrasmussen 2 hours ago because once you're a hammer, you're just biding your time to smash a skull.
dnnehgf 3 hours ago they don't. like every thing they wear away in some proportion to their use and replicate in some proportion to their usefulness to other things.
esafak 4 hours ago AIs are (going to be) agents, not tools. omnimus 4 hours ago And what's the difference? esafak 4 hours ago Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents. 2 replies →
omnimus 4 hours ago And what's the difference? esafak 4 hours ago Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents. 2 replies →
esafak 4 hours ago Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents. 2 replies →
because once you're a hammer, you're just biding your time to smash a skull.
they don't. like every thing they wear away in some proportion to their use and replicate in some proportion to their usefulness to other things.
AIs are (going to be) agents, not tools.
And what's the difference?
Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."
There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents.
2 replies →