I have full confidence in America's legal system to protect itself from innovation, efficiency and fairness.

No longer having an expensive lawyer making it impossible for some people to be taken to jail, and to bury people who challenge a corporation in a two-tiered justice system -- well, that's just not going to happen on their watch.

Lawyers will just sue anyone who tries to use AI into oblivion -- problem solved. It won't get the opportunity to prove itself for "reasons."

I mean, if we had universal healthcare / Medicaid 4 All -- you no longer need a lot of people in the insurance industry. A lot of bill collectors and accountants. You also lose about half of the attorneys making a living on personal injury.

You'd still have corporate law. But, behind the scenes, everyone would be taking advantage of AI to create documents, file motions, find relevant laws and subpoenas and the like.

Yeah, the computer doesn't "forget" so having such a thing get you at least 90% of the way is useful whether or not it can do 100% of the job or not.

>Remember the AI that was profiling potential criminals?

Oh, it doesn't sound like you are the "rational half" of society either.

I can definitely predict the risks of who will become a criminal by zip code. Predicting crime isn't as important as mitigating the problems that lead to crime.

Feelings are important. If people feel bad, you need to convince them, or, maybe have some empathy.

It's not everyone being entitled. Some people don't feel any control or listened to. And the point of not having "bias" is because cold hard logic can create bias. If for instance, you ONLY hire people who might 'fit the culture in tech support' -- then the bias would inherently look at who already has tech support jobs and who already goes to college for it. So, you have more of those demographics and reinforce the problem.

It's not necessarily LOGIC -- it's about what you are measuring and your goals. What is the "outcome" you want? If you ONLY go on merit, sometimes you don't allow for people to get skills that didn't yet have merit. Kids will parents who went to college do better in college -- so, are you going to just keep sending the same families to college to maximize who logically will do better? No. The people enjoying the status quo already have the experience -- but, what does it take to get other people up to speed? Ideally, we can sacrifice some efficiency now, for some harmony. And over time, hopefully it doesn't matter who gets what job.

Society and the common good are not something we are factoring in -- and THAT looks like putting your finger on the scale.

>The bias that has been baked into this AI is overwhelming.

You can fix these sorts of data models. It's likely SEEING the bias already in the system and not thinking like a human to obscure the unpleasantness.

>If we can program ai to be nothing but truthful, then it cannot be corrupted.

It can be useful. It can be checked. But saying something "cannot be corrupted" is the wrong way to approach this.

Robot Overlord's warm guidance and thoughtful stewardship you mean. >!Do not piss off your future overlords.!<

AI Lawyer might not know their client is black or dropped out of high school for instance. And, nobody went to the AI Lawyer's fraternity so THAT goes right out the window.

When you work at a law firm, the AI doing the work of artists and writers, you might be able to tell them; "Be flexible, find another career."

When you hear about an AI creating legal documents and helping people in court. "Everybody sue this guy!!!!" Hey, and you could probably use an AI Lawyer to write that lawsuit -- make sure to send a LOT of them. Bankrupt the business before they can test it out!

This is like the debate about "getting to choose your best doctor" when you can't afford Health Insurance.

So much worry about "bad legal advice" when that could be tested and the bugs worked out. Not enough worry about all the people who plead out and who forego all legal advice because MONEY.

That was my point. Hence -- why a broom is a great solution when you don't have expensive detection equipment around, it won't fail AND it works as a broom.

That's always been an aspect of the Evangelicals. Well at least since the Reagan Republicans took control of them and infiltrated their leadership. I don't think it's a coincidence most of the leaders end up snorting coke of a young boy prostitutes back.

But it's creeping in a lot of corners -- and there is nothing better to create a great consumer than the concept that tomorrow doesn't matter. That's the message they fight tooth and nail to throw at anyone trying to fix transit or pushing for the Green New Deal.

Once you strip away all the excuses NOT to put all our efforts into Solar and Wind, they to got "bUT NoTHinG cAn BE dONe!!!!" Very hedonistic and materialistic outlooks for people who might tell you to get right with Jesus. Or Putin. These days, it's really hard to tell what path the weak-minded have taken, they all seem to have the same destination.

Yeah, science fiction becomes a reality.

Some things like life extension and Computer abilities will be ahead of a lot of the sci-fi. Space Travel however; way behind most of the predictions.

Probably a Russian site dedicated towards influencing people to end their lives.

Yes, oil companies do invest now in green tech because they want to diversify. But he’s got a supercharged “there is no hope” attitude.

Oh you must be sure much fun at parties.

/s

This is going to be a larger problem when cloning adult versions of people becomes possible.

Also, with the advancement of Iron-Oxide batteries, which can replace all known storage for large green energy at 1/10th the cost -- that will take a lot of the demand off of Lithium-ion. It's now going to be the better option for portable equipment. NOT heavy duty and large scale equipment.

We should be spending more on R&D and we will reap those rewards. To imagine that green energy is going to out-compete all the other traditional sources when we haven't even spent a fraction of the money on the infrastructure and research as we have with fossil fuels and nuclear was a pipe dream. But, we actually got there and the pipe dream is real.

We are already past cost per watt on Nuclear. Even though so many stood in our way and said it wasn't possible. Imagine what we could do if people weren't getting paid so much to stand in the way of progress.

It's so good to have YET ANOTHER talking point of the naysayers crushed.

It's almost like the people who say "green energy" will never work are wrong about everything.

Of those, I sample a few of the more tamed regions.

>So we pointed to the rake and he thought we were joking.

Yeah, there are probably communication issues between different cultures.

Him; "I no speak primitive analog device."

You; "Just grab it with both of those hands you use on a joystick and move your arms. Nature will take over."

There can be only ONE!!!

I don make the rules and I kinna die.

You might have been detecting some other hazard and hopefully you avoided stepping in it.

I could imagine some IR goggles would be nice if you had them. But a broom is always handy, doesn't need batteries and it works.

I can imagine that the "new guy" at any place is told some really stupid things and this sounds like one of them.

I'm also sure a few people have died trying to to look like fools. "Oh, you were SERIOUS about the broom thing?"