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Comment Re:You do not want AI examining your X-rays (Score 1) 53

Actually, I have more confidence in the result an AI would produce, than the result a lot of human doctors. Not that human doctors are bad or incompetent, it's just that they get tired, they work long shifts, they get in a hurry. AI just keeps going.

That's not to say that AI doesn't need supervision, it does. But as an assistant to, say, do initial screenings, I like the concept a lot.

Comment Re:The only reason I'd want an app (Score 1) 111

Sure, you could do that. But you'd also have to open up an inbound route through your firewall. And who's going to write such an app, that also requires writing a server? If you can do all that, then go ahead and make your app and your server, and connect the server to a servo that connects the circuit of the hard-wired switch on the garage wall. That's a whole lot of work to control your garage door remotely.

Comment Re:It's going to be AOL Time Warner all over again (Score 1) 65

Came here to say exactly this. Funny how Warner Brother's keeps getting acquired by tech companies that imagine themselves to be movie studios. Tech companies keep forgetting that they are good at...tech. Being a successful movie studio is a very, very different thing. Companies do best when they stay in their lane.

Comment Re:What does the constitution say (Score 1) 75

Congress gets the power to regulate AI blocks via the Constitution, Article I, Section 8:

The Congress...shall have the power...To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several State

I don't see this specific issue as an infringement of states' rights, as AI regulation is definitely "commerce."

Comment Re:The criticisms only apply to the lazy (Score 1) 78

The more that a professional leans on AI, the less competent they become

I don't think so. This is like saying that the more a professional builder uses power tools (instead of hand tools), the less competent they become. It might be true that they become less competent with hand tools, but that is not the same as being less competent as a builder.

Few developers these days know how to code in assembly language. There was a time when developers mourned the loss of this skill too.

Comment Re: This is a MAJOR problem (Score 1) 130

Ironic, right?

Yes, low regulatory hurdles are precisely what has allowed green energy to flourish in Texas. But that hasn't stopped Texas politicians from blaming green energy for the state's electricity problems. https://www.texastribune.org/2... And he's tried to exclude it from any economic incentive programs. https://www.texastribune.org/2...

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