Oh noes, could it turn out that the one weird trick of throwing all available money, electricity, hardware, and hoovered-up human exemplar data into an algorithmic fire won't result in a digital god? And it craps stuff up along the way? :blobshock:

Can we settle for this stuff just ending up moderately to decently useful without being melodramatic?

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/what-if-ai-doesnt-just-keep-getting-better-forever/

Because, IMO, I think we will have to settle for this stuff ending up moderately to decently useful and work out whether that's worth the energy & fuss. And it's very frustrating to work out exactly what the real parameters of usefulness are / will be amidst all the hype and fuckery.

Neighbor’s new cat figured out how to jump onto one of out outside window ledges and is meowing #cats

Okay, now they're on our roof 😆

@discatte Nah, if I do that, there'll be warfare with the indoor trio of oranges who already own the space