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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago (7 children)

As recent advances in AI have shown, humans are really quite predictable when you throw enough data and compute at the problem. At some point the algorithm will be sophisticated enough that it'll be able to get to know you better than you know yourself, and will be able to provide you with things you had no idea were what you really wanted.

Interesting times.

[–] QuizzaciousOtter@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Isn't this true for many years now?

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but recent advances have really rubbed it in our faces in ways that are a lot harder to deny. Humans haven't become fundamentally more or less predictable over time but recent advances have shown how predictable we are.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Yep. I learned from an algorithm that I might enjoy music by "The Beatles". The algorithm was quite correct, but I think my having simple tastes, and the Beatles having amazing music is due most of the credit.

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