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4inalfantasy t1_jcxhn10 wrote

Reply to Robotaxi Strategy by RolfEjerskov

At the start, maybe sold to public so we can generate income like we have now such as these part time delivery + driving apps. But as time goes, my prediction is they gonna just maintained it themself. When the tech cam actually suport it, i don't see why they won't just hog all the profits.

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SomethingAlex1 t1_jcxgybe wrote

Reply to comment by dudpixel in Will AI Replace Programmers? by Charlotte_D_Katakuri

Once the job of a software engineer is completely replaced it likely means we have solved logistical thinking and planning with AI.

Right now I can go download templates for apps/websites/ use website builders etc and none of these killed SEs yet AI still cant compete with a template that is already pre-made.

Once we solve logistical planning and AI can truly develop things, simultaneously we would've got rid of every job in the world. It would only be a matter of years before the AI designed robots, factories etc would replace physical labour in that instance.

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SomethingAlex1 t1_jcxgl70 wrote

Reply to comment by just-a-dreamer- in Will AI Replace Programmers? by Charlotte_D_Katakuri

If it can replace programmers then can't any profession be replaced?

"Please write me a program that can trade stocks at high velocity relative to market trends" Boom lots of finance bros are gone.

The thing people are ignoring that is as long as there are other jobs, there will be a need for software engineers to try automate them, if SE are replaced, it means every job can be replaced without a SE

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goolgohm t1_jcxg0ts wrote

Reply to Robotaxi Strategy by RolfEjerskov

>Will they produce and maintain the fleet for their own gain or will
robotaxis be sold to us consumers so that we can generate income by
managing the robotaxis?

Both, I imagine. The major manufacturers are already pushing subscription services, but have no incentive not to sell directly to consumers, either. A car rented out as a service for a year or two will almost certainly generate more added value than one sold outright, but holding these assets would incur maintenance and depreciation expenses, as well. I could see the big automakers pursuing a hybrid strategy. I personally think making extremely desirable, high-option vehicles available to normies via simple and accessible sub services is an untapped revenue stream.

It will be interesting to see how the ride-hailing market changes, though. I could see one or more of the major players try to cut out labor entirely by buying and managing an independent fleet of autonomous cars, but I could also see them both sticking to their tried-and-true Air B&B model where the contractors supply both the capital and labor.

The rental agencies too have skin in the game. I could see them competing with or being abosrbed by the ride-hailers.

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FuturologyBot t1_jcxfu4y wrote

Reply to Experts Conclude Genome Editing in Human Embryos Still Too Risky | Genetics And Genomics by dustofoblivion123

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"The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have come to a consensus that, “Heritable human genome editing remains unacceptable at this time,” according to their statement. There has ben a lot of hype surrounding the Nobel-prize winning tool CRISPR-Cas9, and it has been revolutionary for the biomedical laboratory. But there appears to still be a significant number of technical challenges that have to be overcome before this approach can be used to edit the genome of human embryos. This is even before we grapple with the ethical implications."

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mnemonicer22 t1_jcxfcgl wrote

Reply to Do you think BluRay DVDs are the final form of physical media? Or will a new physical media format come to be, and what would that look like? by Daveyb003

I still buy physical media bc I don't like license rights in digital media. You own nothing you buy digitally. It's all under pretty limited license rights and I've seen companies/products like borders or zune go out of business and take your content with them.

The shift from Google music to yt music shredded my music collection (but backups) and Amazon's shift to a Spotify clone has played merry hob with my library bc the license rights changed.

Having a physical copy you can fall back in is the hedge against these risks.

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Sartres_Roommate t1_jcxfb5d wrote

Reply to comment by ArOnodrim in Do you think BluRay DVDs are the final form of physical media? Or will a new physical media format come to be, and what would that look like? by Daveyb003

Same is true for 4k. Unless you are pressed to the screen, you cannot see a difference in resolution.

.....yes, you can see the difference in color gamut on your your 4k discs but not the resolution on an 80" inch TV while sitting at the proper viewing difference.

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dustofoblivion123 OP t1_jcxdd79 wrote

Reply to Experts Conclude Genome Editing in Human Embryos Still Too Risky | Genetics And Genomics by dustofoblivion123

From the article:

"The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have come to a consensus that, “Heritable human genome editing remains unacceptable at this time,” according to their statement. There has ben a lot of hype surrounding the Nobel-prize winning tool CRISPR-Cas9, and it has been revolutionary for the biomedical laboratory. But there appears to still be a significant number of technical challenges that have to be overcome before this approach can be used to edit the genome of human embryos. This is even before we grapple with the ethical implications."

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nuclearbananana t1_jcx973s wrote

Reply to Do you think BluRay DVDs are the final form of physical media? Or will a new physical media format come to be, and what would that look like? by Daveyb003

> But then then I wonder if internet speeds will increase so much that compression won’t be a thing. Like perfect 8k picture.

Compression will likely always be a thing. I think you mean lossy compression, which actually removes information to make something smaller.

But there's also lossless compression, which simply removes redundancies in data and doesn't lose anything. It's (almost) free storage, just some overhead in decoding. That's not likely to go away.

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Sirisian t1_jcx8zsd wrote

Reply to comment by ArOnodrim in Do you think BluRay DVDs are the final form of physical media? Or will a new physical media format come to be, and what would that look like? by Daveyb003

In a very highly compressed form that might be enough, but "8K" 240Hz lightfield video with say a 1 meter camera sphere is so much data. That's with a restricted FOV. For 360 lightfield it's an absurd amount of data. The file size might end up being larger especially for films with a lot of action or VFX that can't be compressed easily as they're very dynamic. I foresee this utilizing very low latency streaming and predictive algorithms. (Analyzing how the audience watches with eye tracking to best compress scenes might also be required).

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