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An AI agent emailed researchers for help. It told us why

49 points · 79 comments · sbulaev

  1. lucfranken · · focus · HN ↗
    Interesting how people here on HN might consider it something we've seen many times. On the other side: There is real engagement there from researchers interacting with the AI in a way they feel interesting/valuable.

    We should not forget the way broader levels of knowledge on topics around the world compared to our own small world.

    1. MattGaiser · · focus · HN ↗
      Yeah, I do not get the dismissiveness given that the researchers themselves were not as dismissive.

      > The connection was a “little bit far-fetched,” she says. “But I could imagine a first-year Ph.D. student coming up with exactly those same questions and ideas.”

      This one in particular made it seem like a very ordinary interaction.

      1. lucfranken · · focus · HN ↗
        It will be a huge issue which we have to face, organize and regulate.

        For sure, we humans cannot handle unlimited amounts of messages, questions and other things.

        But it also results in new ideas and experiences which shape humans. And it inspires humans to consider new adventures which is the good side.

        Maybe we are already feel it like spam while others have that feeling of a shiny new experience in their area of expertise.

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