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One thing that I don't understand about all of this talk that computers and robots are going to take everybody's jobs. That is the notion that they will transform the work force as opposed to totally displacing said workforce. I mean we keep reading these headlines about what jobs will be taken awa...

Well well well. Look who's back after 3 years.Remember this thread? Remember when MythOfProgress was absolutely certain we'd all be eating each other by now because Saudi oil was supposedly hitting a ceiling and renewables could NEVER work because of "muh EROEI" and "muh intermittency...

Absolutely incredible stuff.

My 2024 AI predictions: : Substantial improvements in natural language processing allow AI assistants to have more natural, human-like conversations. Assistants will be able to understand nuance, engage in witty banter, and exhibit distinct personalities tailored to individual users. : Advances in m...

That is sort of why I have stated previously that I would not be confident in any prediction beyond the short term for AI technology, the biggest reason is that the largest advances that happen are rarely predictable, the progress in the field has been gigantic yes but it's also very difficult to qu...

You're a fool if you believe that Russia has not sent in more tanks and that the number they started with has any relevance when we have visual conformation of Russia losing over 1400 tanks. https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/11/10/the-ukraine-war-in-data-russia-has-lost-more-than-1400-tanks-in...

Give it a rest man, they lost their flagship to a nation without a functioning navy, and have lost tens of thousands of soldiers to a war that has lasted 6 months. The Soviet Union collapsed after a much less costly Afghanistan conflict to act otherwise to consume only Russian propaganda and nothing...

without any basis for it, sure, there's definitely some bias to be had in catastrophizing everything- but i'm literally pointing out the signs(giving links and evidence to the best of my ability) and being mostly rational in the way i approach my arguments and yet- im getting smoke as certain folk ...

Being negative, without offering reasonable solutions, does nothing for the world. Being positive( even when there is no reason to be ), while offering bad solutions, is far worse in the long-run of things. Actually neither does anything for the world, as a bad solution is not a solution. Come on m...

- automation is increasing exponentially it's already increased exponentially, if you're talking about the type where we are replaced by humanoid robots(androids) and self-driving vehicles in our various tasks, i will be the first to let you know this isn't gonna happen anytime soon, re-creating th...

What's to be gained from any topic of discussion on the Internet. I'm not defending the singularity, I'm dismissing objectively incorrect arguments. Nothing more.

oh i wonder why that is[/url], it's almost as if fossil fuel interests are benefiting off the idea that a "green" transition is possible[/url] and we're definitely not playing into their hands of achieving more revenue as they market renewable technologies as "reliable". This is...

and as i've mentioned before in previous threads, solar and wind are not suitable alternatives to oil or fossil fuels in general, let's leave aside the fact that we'd have to ramp up mining and production of certain minerals(cobalt, nickel and lithium) which would contribute more towards CO2 emissi...

I check this site about once a week, seeing that this graph basically refutes your entire ideology and that I had minutes before replied to you it should be obvious to even someone as slow as yourself why I brought you up. I must live rent free in your head though given the speed and veracity of the...

Whatever you do never let MythofProgress see that chart.

That is hilarious that you think that African countries whose corrupt governments do not allow any form of the profit to be passed on to aiding their workers is the fault of clean energy as whole. Your entire outlook is beyond flawed it is quite frankly, embarrassing. To be clear, these countries ha...

Fundamentally your entire proposal is wrong because it assumes that there could be any coordinated effort at this time that would prevent a true AI from replacing 99% of the work force, things will not remain the way they are to create artificial power for certain politicians when AI is not somethin...

Something that has certainly changed since 1990's is the appearance of most vehicles on the road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqCr3juZdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY Most everything would be squared or boxlike in appearance modern traffic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXP4U63Dao4

Will you be posting an update to your prediction today then Yuli?

The UK's public services would likely see a lot more funding. There would be an increase in benefits for those unable to work. There would likely be a more pro Europe stance taken by the UK and some elements of Brexit may be removed. The SNP would lose a drastic amount of power within Scotland. Ther...