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Comment The real answer... (Score 2) 42

We don't know.
It might help a bit.
It might revolutionize math.
It might help invent a radically different kind of math that answers very difficult questions in physics and engineering.
It might hit a wall.

The wrong way to look at it is like a labor union boss who criticizes it because it might affect employment of mathematicians.

Comment If only all people were honest (Score 4, Interesting) 90

It's OK to use tools, but tool users should be honest about the tools they use.
Woodworkers have no problem with this. There is skill in using a tool like a wood lathe, and craftspeople proudly show their work.
The problem with AI is untalented people using the tool to defraud publishers.
I suspect that as the tool becomes more common, there will be an unmistakable difference between AI work made by a talented tool user and low effort slop.

Comment There are two kinds of students (Score 1) 264

Those who love to learn and eagerly and diligently study subjects they have talent for. These students mostly don't need grades, as the have an internal assessment of their progress.

Other students see a diploma as a golden ticket to wealth. They don't care about hard work or learning, all they care about is the diploma. They slouch through college, putting in minimum effort, socializing, binge drinking and cheating on exams. They treat grades as just another part of the game and use every trick they can to cheat. Sometimes these students have influential parents who pressure the college to make things easier for their kids.

Grades and tests are a very imperfect measure of performance.

Comment Good (Score 0) 13

AI generated "music" has only one purpose, to defraud publishers.
If someone wants to make it for personal fun, like playing a video game, fine, have a good time,
But nobody wants to listen to or pay for your slop.

After years of attempts to make music with DAWs and samplers, I have come to the conclusion that:

Real music is made by musicians playing live.

Comment Potentially infinite (Score 1) 66

... if the software you need doesn't run on other platforms.

While it's true that most of the stuff the general public does can be done on any OS, there is LOTS of very useful, often very expensive, software that only runs on one OS. There are scientific instruments, lab equipment and machine tools that still run on DOS. The software will never be updated, but the machines are still useful.

Of course, the word "never" may be wrong if AI can reverse engineer the old code and port it to a modern OS.

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