ignirtoq

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[–] ignirtoq@feddit.online 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Eh, average is an ambiguous term. While in statistics it often means "mean," it can also mean "median" or "mode," and I would argue the layperson saying "average" intends it to mean "typical," which is closer to median (or even mode). And in that case, those 85 percent would not be smarter than average.

[–] ignirtoq@feddit.online 26 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Are we there yet? Is the bubble popping? Do we need the Ron Paul gif (or am I showing my age)?

[–] ignirtoq@feddit.online 29 points 2 weeks ago

TL;DR: While governments are putting out assurances AI won't make the final decision to launch nuclear weapons, they are tight-lipped about whether they are putting AI in the information gathering and processing components that advise world leaders making the decision to launch nuclear weapons. In risk assessment, there's little difference between wrong AI making the launch decision and a human informed by wrong AI making the launch decision.

[–] ignirtoq@feddit.online 27 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's much worse than that. He's a proponent of the "prosperity gospel," which says God directly rewards a person's faithfulness and adherence to scripture with worldly success. So if you need help, that means you have not been a good enough Christian, so it would be against God's will for his church to help.