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I find it fascinating how different sections of society see the tech totally differently, a lot of people seem to think because it can't do everything it can do nothing. I've been fascinated by ai for decades so to have finally cracked language comprehension feels like huge news because it opens so many other doors - especially in human usability of new tools.
We're going to see a huge shift in how we use technology, I don't think it will be long before we're used to telling the computer what we want it to do - organising pictures, sorting inventory in a game, finding products in shops... Being able to actually tell it 'i want a plug for my bath' and not being offered electrical plugs, even being told 'there are three main types as seen here, you will need to know the size of your plug hole to ensure the correct fit'
As the technology refines we'll see it get increasingly reliable for things like legal and medical knowledge, even if it's just referring people to doctors it could save a huge amount of lives.
It's absolutely going to have as much effect on our lives as the internet's development did, but I think a lot of people forget how significant that really was.
I agree. I also think sending the request "Here is an example of a bluetooth driver for linux. It isn't working any more be cause of a kernal update (available here). Please update the driver and test it please. You have access to the port and there is a bluetooth device available for connection. Please develop a solution, test it, write a unit test, and make commits along the way (with comments please). Also, if you have any issues, email me at example@example.com, and I'll hop back online to help you. Otherwise, keep working until you are finished and have a working driver."
Are we there yet? No, I've tried some of the recursive implementations and I'm yet to have them generate something completely functional. But there is a clear path from the current technology to that implementation. Its inevitable.