OpenAI weekend news: manton.org
@manton You say:
> OpenAI has fumbled around with side projects so much over the last couple of years that they might’ve lost the big picture.
I find myself repeatedly wondering, though, what is the big picture? Why are we making machines that mimic the way humans write? Or draw? What is this all for?
@fgtech It’s a good question and probably helps to keep asking it. At some level it has to be because we think it can make our lives better. There are trade-offs that not everyone will agree on… I do think it’s better to have companies with a mission, though, and not just “let’s make all the money”.
@manton The biggest problem I see with OpenAI and the current crop of AI businesses is that even they don’t seem to know what this technology is for. If they had a use case that reliably helped people, the tech would sell itself. Instead, we are seeing it being pushed on us for every conceivable purpose, most of which don’t work. It feels as if a half-baked cake is being sold too soon.