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Generative AI is not the panacea we’ve been promised | Eric Siegel for Big Think+

Eric Siegel has been in the AI field since 1991. He’s “horrified” by the AI hype bubble, but not for the reason you may think.

Is generative AI the viral sensation we’ve been promised? Headlines are selling it as a panacea, but 30-year AI industry vet Eric Siegel says that’s mostly hype. It may be impressive and introduce efficiencies, but it won’t run the world as we’ve been promised.

Predictive AI, Siegel argues, holds all of the transformative potential that we’ve been guaranteed with generative AI and the LLMs that have become increasingly popular. While generative AI works on a low-level of detail and isn’t able to be trusted blindly, predictive AI is fully-autonomous, and can be implemented across a wide range of industries.

Here’s why Siegel thinks the actual potential lies with predictive modeling, and why we’re not going to replicate human intelligence in machines anytime soon.

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Google DeepMind’s New AI Robot & AGI by 2027

Google DeepMind has developed an AI-powered robot capable of playing and winning ping pong matches against human opponents, demonstrating advanced machine learning techniques. Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is showcasing its impressive strength and agility by performing human-like exercises such as push-ups and burpees. Additionally, scientists are working on a global network of supercomputers designed to accelerate the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), aiming to create AI that can think and learn like humans.

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OK. Now I’m Scared… AI Better Than Reality!

Flux is a new open-source AI image generator developed by Black Forest Labs, offering photorealistic images that are so lifelike, they’re being described as “better than reality.” With three different versions—Pro, Dev, and Schnell—Flux is accessible to a wide range of users, from developers to casual creators, and it can even run on modest hardware. As an emerging contender in the AI art world, Flux is gaining attention for its ability to produce highly realistic images, though it still has some minor imperfections like text rendering issues.

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Why Don’t They Launch Rockets From Mountains Or The Equator?

Why aren’t we taking full advantage of the planet we’re living on? If we launched rockets from mountains, they’d be closer to space where the air is thinner so we could use more vacuum-optimized engines.

Or why don’t we launch rockets from the equator? The Earth is moving quite quickly at the equator which gives a substantial boost in the initial velocity of the rocket. I mean it’s free energy right? How much of a difference does launching rockets from different locations actually have?

Today we’re going to dive into the physics of launching rockets from different spots on the earth. We’ll go over the pros and the cons of launching from mountains or closer to the equator in great depth and see if we can figure out why exactly we just don’t see rockets launching from these locations all that often if at all.

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