• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    VHS was chosen over Betamax because of porn.

    Bluray was chosen over HD-DVD because of porn.

    Streaming video got figured out because of porn.

    Porn drives technology forward.

  • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    That’s a very naive view on the capability of AI. AI is very good at recognizing and recreating patterns. It can help to detect cancer but cure it not so much

    • Ekky@sopuli.xyz
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      11 months ago

      Don’t we also use AI to fold proteins and make new medicines such as antibiotics? If not, then we should probably see if we could.

      • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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        11 months ago

        True. I have heard of AI protein folding and that’s used as a tool for understanding metabolism and making new medicine. Antibiotics not such much I think but I would happily stand corrected.

        My point is, it’s not the one solution that fixes everything but a tool that’s already applied where it can be. I’m not even sure that’s a point at all since OP’s post is obviously a hyperbole and more about “we use this very potent technology for porn”. Don’t take my first comment as a disagreement but rather as a FYI or whatever.