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Claude partial outage

171 points · 151 comments · sidcool

  1. patcon · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm not sure this is even conceivable, but... Imagine the bootstrap problem of intelligence systems going down, when no one knows how to bring them back up without the system itself walking them through it... Like if power and intelligence were to go down in a Carrington-class event in 10 years...

    Like what would happen to individuals ten years from now who are trying to live if AI suddenly became inaccessible

    Of course we all know most humans are useless and unable to survive outside our culture, but the difference is that I'm trying to picture is the individual trying the reason through challenges. The version of this that has been obvious to me up to now is that the individual didn't have the knowledge to look after themselves. But I guess it feels different to conceive of them not having the ability to fully reason on their own...?

    To not just lack the objects of intelligence, but the very process of it...

    1. out_of_protocol · · focus · HN ↗
      I really hope there will be social change - flexing mind - like flexing body in a gym/sport - becomes a thing.
      1. Exoristos · · focus · HN ↗
        There always was. Like there's a gym crowd, there's an intellectual-hobby crowd.
        1. out_of_protocol · · focus · HN ↗
          Not even close to being as popular as sports or a gym stuff. There's basically common knowledge - to be a good <think profession> you need to hit a gym regularly. And it's going to be gym+something for a brain soon. At least i hope so
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